Changes in environmental regulation and reporting: The case of the petroleum industry from 1989 to 1998

Journal of Accounting and Public Policy

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 295-304

  Alciatore, Mimi ^a   Dee, Carol Callaway ^b   Easton, Peter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Disclosure; Environmental accounting; Financial reporting; Oil and gas; Regulation; SEC

Indexed keywords

EID: 3343015622     PISSN: 02784254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccpubpol.2004.06.002     Document Type: Article

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