2005 - it’s here, ready or not: A review of the australian financial reporting framework

Australian Accounting Review

Volumn 15, Issue 36, 2005, Pages 68-78

  Brown, Philip ^a   Tarca, Ann ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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EID: 84997989052     PISSN: 10356908     EISSN: 18352561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1835-2561.2005.tb00294.x     Document Type: Article

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