Reform or renaissance? France's 1966 Companies Act and the problem of the 'professionalisation' of the auditing profession in France

Accounting, Business and Financial History

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 127-148

  Ramirez, Carlos ^a  

^a HEC PARIS   (France)

Author keywords

Audit; France; Professionalisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 74949136016     PISSN: 09585206     EISSN: 14664275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585200902969252     Document Type: Article

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