The enactment of reforms in state governance of higher education: Testing the political instability hypothesis

Journal of Higher Education

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 645-675

  McLendon, Michael K ^a   Deaton, Russ ^b   Hearn, James C ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Tennessee Higher Education Commission   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 36249015574     PISSN: 00221546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/jhe.2007.0041     Document Type: Review

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