Public sector auditor identities in making efficiency auditable: The National Audit Office of Denmark as independent auditor and modernizer

Accounting, Organizations and Society

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 971-987

  Skærbæk, Peter ^a  

^a Department of Accounting and Auditing ^*  (Denmark)

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EID: 69249234644     PISSN: 03613682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aos.2009.01.001     Document Type: Article

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