Uk companies legislation: Accounting publicity and "mercantile caution": A response to Maltby

Accounting History

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 73-86

  Jones, Stewart ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Collectivism; Companies legislation; Financial disclosure; Liassez faire; Shareholders

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957933952     PISSN: 10323732     EISSN: 17493374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/103237329900400206     Document Type: Article

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