The impossibility of capitalist markets in higher education

Journal of Education Policy

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 353-370

  Marginson, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

academic capitalism; competition; higher education; market reform; markets; public good

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876286104     PISSN: 02680939     EISSN: 14645106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02680939.2012.747109     Document Type: Article

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