The international politics of IFRS harmonization

Accounting, Economics and Law

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 1-46

  Ramanna, Karthik ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accounting standards; Globalization; IASB; IFRS; Politics

Indexed keywords

EID: 85030423692     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21522820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/ael-2013-0004     Document Type: Review

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