Global aspirations and strategising for world-class status: New form of politics in higher education governance in Hong Kong

Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 231-251

  Mok, Ka Ho ^a   Cheung, Anthony B L ^a  

^a THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Globalisation; Hong Kong; Southeast Asia; Universities; World class universities

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957472378     PISSN: 1360080X     EISSN: 14699508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1360080X.2011.564998     Document Type: Review

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