The pursuit of high quality accounting standards

Accounting Horizons

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 867-876

  Madsen, Paul E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 84890019310     PISSN: 08887993     EISSN: 15587975     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/acch-10368     Document Type: Note

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