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Accounting, post-productivism and corporate power in the UK food and agriculture industry

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Accounting, post-productivism and corporate power in the UK food and agriculture industry. / Jack, Lisa.

In: Critical Perspectives On Accounting, Vol. 18, No. 8, 2007, p. 905-931.

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Jack, L 2007, 'Accounting, post-productivism and corporate power in the UK food and agriculture industry', Critical Perspectives On Accounting, vol. 18, no. 8, pp. 905-931. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpa.2006.04.004

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Jack, L. (2007). Accounting, post-productivism and corporate power in the UK food and agriculture industry. Critical Perspectives On Accounting, 18(8), 905-931. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpa.2006.04.004

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Jack L. Accounting, post-productivism and corporate power in the UK food and agriculture industry. Critical Perspectives On Accounting. 2007;18(8):905-931. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpa.2006.04.004

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Jack, Lisa. / Accounting, post-productivism and corporate power in the UK food and agriculture industry. In: Critical Perspectives On Accounting. 2007 ; Vol. 18, No. 8. pp. 905-931.

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