Market heal thyself: The challenges of a free market in higher education

Journal of Marketing for Higher Education

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 115-132

  Hemsley Brown, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84858769744     PISSN: 08841241     EISSN: 15407144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08841241.2011.623832     Document Type: Editorial

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