Higher education: A public good or a commodity for trade?: Commitment to higher education or commitment of higher education to trade

Prospects

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 449-466

  Tilak, Jandhyala B G ^a  

^a National University of Educational Planning and Administration   (India)

Author keywords

Globalization; Higher education; Public good; WTO GATS

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350008039     PISSN: 00331538     EISSN: 15739090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11125-009-9093-2     Document Type: Article

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