Partisans, professionals, and power: The role of political factors in state higher education funding

Journal of Higher Education

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 686-713

  McLendon, Michael K ^a   Hearn, James C ^b   Mokher, Christine G ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c CNA ^*

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EID: 74349106803     PISSN: 00221546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/jhe.0.0075     Document Type: Article

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