Corporate disclosure and the deregulation of international investment

Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 197-218

  Bailey, David ^a   Harte, George ^b   Sugden, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accountability; Deregulation; Disclosure; Foreign investment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986172445     PISSN: 09513574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513570010323362     Document Type: Article

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