A commentary on issues relating to the enforcement of International Financial Reporting Standards in the EU

European Accounting Review

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 181-212

  Brown, Philip ^a   Tarca, Ann ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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EID: 84892030200     PISSN: 09638180     EISSN: 14684497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0963818042000338997     Document Type: Article

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