Contested concepts, similar practices: The quest for the global university

Higher Education Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 429-438

  Mok, Ka Ho ^a   Wei, Ian P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 57049160516     PISSN: 09528733     EISSN: 17403863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/hep.2008.23     Document Type: Editorial

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