Market and political/regulatory perspectives on the recent accounting scandals

Journal of Accounting Research

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 277-323

  Ball, Ray ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 62649094614     PISSN: 00218456     EISSN: 1475679X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-679X.2009.00325.x     Document Type: Article

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