Major issues associated with the reporting of government net worth

Australian Accounting Review

Volumn 9, Issue 19, 1999, Pages 61-68

  Ng, Chew ^a   Shead, Bob ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION   (Australia)

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EID: 84855260698     PISSN: 10356908     EISSN: 18352561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1835-2561.1999.tb00118.x     Document Type: Article

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