International Financial Reporting Standards in an Emerging Economy: Lessons from Romania

Australian Accounting Review

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 341-352

  Albu, Nadia ^a   Albu, Cǎtǎlin Nicolae ^a  

^a BUCHAREST UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMIC STUDIES   (Romania)

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EID: 84871545040     PISSN: 10356908     EISSN: 18352561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1835-2561.2012.00196.x     Document Type: Article

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