Financial integration in the EU: The first phase of EU endorsement of international accounting standards

Journal of Common Market Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 243-264

  Dewing, Ian ^a   Russell, Peter O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 39349100012     PISSN: 00219886     EISSN: 14685965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5965.2007.00776.x     Document Type: Article

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