Determinants of Central Government Budget Disclosure: An International Comparative Analysis

Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 235-254

  Ríos, Ana María ^a   Benito, Bernardino ^a   Bastida, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

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EID: 84880955762     PISSN: 13876988     EISSN: 15725448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13876988.2013.798449     Document Type: Article

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