Measurement of harmony of financial reporting within and between countries: the case of the Nordic countries

European Accounting Review

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 51-72

  Aisbitt, Sally ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84992993290     PISSN: 09638180     EISSN: 14684497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638180122041     Document Type: Article

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