Disclosure compliance with national accounting standards by listed companies in South Asia

Accounting and Business Research

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 183-199

  Ali, Muhammad Jahangir ^a   Ahmed, Kamran ^a   Henry, Darren ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 33847417358     PISSN: 00014788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00014788.2004.9729963     Document Type: Article

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