Exploring comparative international accounting history

Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 689-718

  Carnegie, Garry D ^a   Napier, Christopher J ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accounting history; Agriculture; International accounting

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986037590     PISSN: 09513574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513570210448966     Document Type: Review

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