Accounting for the U.K.'s Private Finance Initiative: An interview-based investigation

Abacus

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 159-180

  Hodges, Ron ^a   Mellett, Howard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accounting; Principles; Private Finance Initiative; Regulation; Rules

Indexed keywords

EID: 22944449919     PISSN: 00013072     EISSN: 14676281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6281.2005.00178.x     Document Type: Review

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