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One hundred years of the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General in the newspapers Cover

One hundred years of the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General in the newspapers

By: Richard Boyle  
Open Access
|Dec 2023

References

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/admin-2023-0025 | Journal eISSN: 2449-9471 | Journal ISSN: 0001-8325
Language: English
Page range: 45 - 72
Published on: Dec 22, 2023
Published by: The Institute of Public Administration of Ireland
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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