The World Bank and higher education in the developing world: The cases of Uganda and Thailand

International Perspectives on Education and Society

Volumn 9, Issue , 2008, Pages 177-221

  Collins, Christopher S ^a   Rhoads, Robert A ^a  

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EID: 44249120566     PISSN: 14793679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1479-3679(08)00007-8     Document Type: Review

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