Financial covenants and related contracting processes in the Australian private debt market: An experimental study

Accounting and Business Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 29-42

  Mather, Paul ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 33744958489     PISSN: 00014788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00014788.1999.9728922     Document Type: Article

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