Quasi-markets in U.S. higher education: The humanities and institutional revenues

Journal of Higher Education

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 675-707

  Taylor, Barrett J ^a   Cantwell, Brendan ^b   Slaughter, Sheila ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 84883315832     PISSN: 00221546     EISSN: 15384640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/jhe.2013.0030     Document Type: Article

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