Neoliberalism, globalization, and the American Universities in Eastern Europe: Tensions and possibilities in 'exported' higher education

Globalizations

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 65-80

  Amthor, Ramona Fruja ^a   Metzger, Scott Alan ^b  

^a BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Globalization; Higher education; Neo liberalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952429251     PISSN: 14747731     EISSN: 1474774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14747731.2011.544207     Document Type: Article

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