In the name of trust: Some thoughts about trust, audit quality and audit regulation in Europe

Auditing, Trust and Governance: Regulation in Europe

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 1-18

  Eilifsen, Aasmund ^a   Willekens, Marleen ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Norway)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84919542844     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203936016     Document Type: Chapter

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