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Book Title: Political Standards: Corporate Interest, Ideology, And Leade...
Number of Pages: 296 Pages
Publication Name: Political Standards : Corporate Interest, Ideology, and Leadership in the Shaping of Accounting Rules for the Market Economy
Language: English
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Subject: Accounting / Standards (Gaap, Ifrs, Etc.), Business Ethics, Accounting / General, Mergers & Acquisitions, Auditing, Economics / Comparative
Item Height: 0.1 in
Publication Year: 2017
Item Weight: 15.9 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Business & Economics
Item Length: 0.9 in
Author: Karthik Ramanna
Item Width: 0.6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
