European financial reporting: Adapting to a changing world

European Financial Reporting: Adapting to a Changing World

Volumn , Issue , 2016, Pages 1-247

  Flower, John ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b EUROPEAN COMMISSION   (Belgium)

^c Centre for Research in European Accounting   (Belgium)

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EID: 85016764769     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9780230628106     Document Type: Book

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