Forces leading to the adoption of accrual accounting by the Canadian federal government: An institutional perspective;Les forces ayant mené l'administration fédérale Canadienne à adopter la comptabilité d'exercice : Une perspective institutionnelle

Canadian Accounting Perspectives

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 83-112

  Baker, Ron ^a   Rennie, Morina D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Government accounting; Institutional theory; New public management

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744821109     PISSN: 14998653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1506/206K-RV7L-2JMN-W3D3     Document Type: Review

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