A cultural political economy of competitiveness: And its implications for higher education

The Knowledge Economy and Lifelong Learning: A Critical Reader

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 57-83

  Jessop, Bob ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-94-6091-915-2     Document Type: Chapter

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