Similar agendas, diverse strategies: The quest for a regional hub of higher education in Hong Kong and Singapore

Higher Education Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 487-503

  Chan, David ^a   Ng, Pak Tee ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

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EID: 57049109418     PISSN: 09528733     EISSN: 17403863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/hep.2008.19     Document Type: Article

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