Constructing the ‘well qualified’ chartered accountant In England and Wales

Accounting Historians Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 5-54

  Anderson, Malcolm ^a   Edwards, John Richard ^a   Chandler, Roy A ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85009343278     PISSN: 01484184     EISSN: 23274468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2308/0148-4184.32.2.5     Document Type: Article

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