Measuring convergence of national accounting standards with international financial reporting standards

Accounting Forum

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 415-436

  Fontes, Alexandra ^a   Rodrigues, Lúcia Lima ^b   Craig, Russell ^c  

^a INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE VIANA DO CASTELO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 26944456940     PISSN: 01559982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.accfor.2005.05.001     Document Type: Article

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