The conceptual arguments concerning accounting for public heritage assets: A note

Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 434-440

  Barton, Allan ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asset valuation; Heritage; Museums

Indexed keywords

EID: 20444462393     PISSN: 09513574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513570510600774     Document Type: Article

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