The politics of environmental disclosure regulation in the chemical and petroleum industries: Evidence from the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986

Critical Perspectives on Accounting

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 450-465

  Cho, Charles H ^a   Chen, Jennifer C ^b   Roberts, Robin W ^c  

^a John Molson School of Business   (Canada)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY HAWAII   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 43849089418     PISSN: 10452354     EISSN: 10959955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpa.2007.03.014     Document Type: Article

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