The importance of audit profession development in emerging market countries

Accounting Review

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1731-1764

  Michas, Paul N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Audit profession; Audit quality; Auditor choice; Developing countries; Emerging markets; International accounting

Indexed keywords

EID: 80155144648     PISSN: 00014826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/accr-10097     Document Type: Article

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