The internet and possibilities for counter accounts: Some reflections

Accounting, Auditing and Accountability Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 759-769

  Sikka, Prem ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Democracy; Generation and dissemination of information; Internet; Online operations; Pensions; Social problems

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748952673     PISSN: 09513574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513570610689686     Document Type: Article

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