Government financing of higher education in Australia: Rationale and performance

Australian Economic Review

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 225-239

  Harrison, Mark ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 8744258962     PISSN: 00049018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8462.00022     Document Type: Article

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