The market for financial report audits: Regulation of and competition for auditor independence

Law and Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 299-321

  Houghton, Keith A ^a   Jubb, Christine A ^a  

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EID: 85000629795     PISSN: 02658240     EISSN: 14679930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9930.2003.00152.x     Document Type: Article

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