Some New Evidence on the Effectiveness of Authoritative Environmental Reporting Guidance

Advances in Public Interest Accounting

Volumn 13, Issue , 2007, Pages 1-15

  Freedman, Martin ^a   Stagliano, A J ^a  

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EID: 34548444973     PISSN: 10417060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1041-7060(07)13001-7     Document Type: Review

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