From academic imperialism to the civil commons: Institutional possibilities for responding to the United Nations decade of education for sustainable development

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Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 77-94

  Sumner, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Academic imperialism; Civil commons; Corporate globalization; Education for accumulation; Genetically modified organisms; Power; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

EID: 39749105877     PISSN: 08264805     EISSN: 15731790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10780-008-9045-4     Document Type: Article

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