Introduction: Educating for the knowledge economy? critical perspectives

Educating for the Knowledge Economy?: Critical Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1-24

  Lauder, Hugh ^a   Young, Michael ^a   Daniels, Harry ^a   Balarin, Maria ^b   Lowe, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b Group for the Analysis of Development Lima   (Peru)

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EID: 85076129756     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203817698-7     Document Type: Chapter

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