How to Profit From Defence: A Study in the Misapplication of Business Accounting to the Public Sector in Australia

Financial Accountability and Management

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 281-304

  Barton, Allan D ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

financial reporting; public sector

Indexed keywords

EID: 57349140401     PISSN: 02674424     EISSN: 14680408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0267-4424.2004.00388.x     Document Type: Article

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