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Inclusion, exclusion and control: The case of the Kenyan accounting professionalisation project

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  • Sian, S., 2006. "Inclusion, exclusion and control: The case of the Kenyan accounting professionalisation project," Accounting, Organizations and Society, Elsevier, vol. 31(3), pages 295-322, April.
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