Corruption hierarchies in higher education in the former Soviet Bloc

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 321-330

  Osipian, Ararat L ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corruption; Former Soviet Bloc; Hierarchies; Higher education

Indexed keywords

CORRUPTION; DECENTRALIZATION; EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; HIGHER EDUCATION; PRIVATIZATION; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

EURASIA; RUSSIAN FAR EAST; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 63449123780     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2008.08.006     Document Type: Article

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