Challenging and co-opting globalisation: Singapore's strategies in higher education

Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 287-299

  Gopinathana, S ^a   Lee, Michael H ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Developmental state; Higher education; Knowledge society economy; Singapore

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957518229     PISSN: 1360080X     EISSN: 14699508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1360080X.2011.565001     Document Type: Article

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