Some obstacles to global financial reporting comparability and convergence at a high level of quality

British Accounting Review

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 290-302

  Zeff, Stephen A ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 36448950505     PISSN: 08908389     EISSN: 10958347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bar.2007.08.001     Document Type: Article

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