Patterns of prejudice: Social exclusion and racial demarcation in professional accountancy in Kenya

Accounting Historians Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 1-42

  Sian, S ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84978915489     PISSN: 01484184     EISSN: 23274468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/0148-4184.34.2.1     Document Type: Article

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