Corporate financial statements, a product of the market and political processes

Australian Journal of Management

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1977, Pages 53-75

  Watts, Ross L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES; ACCOUNTING THEORY; AGENCY; ECONOMIC REGULATION; FINANCIAL STATEMENTS; PUBLIC CHOICE

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920781622     PISSN: 03128962     EISSN: 13272020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/031289627700200104     Document Type: Article

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