Universities and social transformation in sub-Saharan Africa: Global rhetoric and local contradictions

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Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 139-153

  Lebeau, Yann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

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Africa; Higher education; Policy; Public good; University; World Bank

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EID: 40549146565     PISSN: 03057925     EISSN: 14693623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03057920701676905     Document Type: Article

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