Different Meanings of 'Knowledge as Commodity' in the Context of Higher Education

Critical Sociology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 393-409

  Kauppinen, Ilkka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

academic capitalism; commodity; higher education; knowledge; Polanyi

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900296524     PISSN: 08969205     EISSN: 15691632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0896920512471218     Document Type: Article

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