Public by Day, Private by Night: Examining the private lives of Kenya's public universities

European Journal of Education

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 213-227

  Wangenge Ouma, Gerald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Market steering; Privatisation; Public universities; Resource dependence; State control

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861356826     PISSN: 01418211     EISSN: 14653435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3435.2012.01519.x     Document Type: Article

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