The communication gap: Why doesn't accounting research make a greater contribution to debates on accounting policy?

Accounting in Europe

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 129-145

  Singleton Green, Brian ^a  

^a ICAEW   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79960631125     PISSN: 17449480     EISSN: 17449499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17449480.2010.511880     Document Type: Article

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