The adjustment of financial ratios in the presence of soft budget constraints: evidence from Bulgaria

European Accounting Review

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 131-159

  Konings, Jozef ^a   Vandenbussche, Hylke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

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EID: 84998643971     PISSN: 09638180     EISSN: 14684497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0963818032000102980     Document Type: Article

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