Globalisation, the market university and support service outsourcing in South Africa: Class struggle, convergence and difference, 1994–2001

Society in Transition

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 272-294

  van der Walt, Lucien ^a   Bolsmann, Chris ^a   Johnson, Bernadette ^a   Martin, Lindsey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

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EID: 85044909535     PISSN: 10289852     EISSN: 20721951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21528586.2003.10419097     Document Type: Article

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