Local government financial reporting in the USA and Spain. A comparative study

Revista Espanola de Financiacion y Contabilidad

Volumn 32, Issue 115 SPEC. ISSUE, 2003, Pages 153-183

  Torres, Lourdes ^a   Pina, Vicente ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

+IPSAS; Comparative study; GASB34; Spanish local government accounting

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547271537     PISSN: 02102412     EISSN: 02102412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02102412.2003.10779478     Document Type: Article

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