Accounting principles, internal conflict and the state: The case of the ICAEW, 1948–1966

Abacus

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 280-320

  Noguchi, Masayoshi ^a   Edwards, John Richard ^b  

^a Department of Psychology for Well being   (Japan)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Industrial accountants; Inflation; Institute of chartered accountants in England and Wales; Practising accountants; Recommendations on accounting principles

Indexed keywords

EID: 84978826564     PISSN: 00013072     EISSN: 14676281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6281.2004.00160.x     Document Type: Article

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