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A political economy of university funding: the English case

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A political economy of university funding: the English case. / Saunders, Murray.
In: Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, Vol. 34, No. 4, 08.2012, p. 389-398.

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Saunders, M 2012, 'A political economy of university funding: the English case', Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, vol. 34, no. 4, pp. 389-398. https://doi.org/10.1080/1360080X.2012.689196

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Saunders, M. (2012). A political economy of university funding: the English case. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 34(4), 389-398. https://doi.org/10.1080/1360080X.2012.689196

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Saunders M. A political economy of university funding: the English case. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management. 2012 Aug;34(4):389-398. doi: 10.1080/1360080X.2012.689196

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Saunders, Murray. / A political economy of university funding : the English case. In: Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management. 2012 ; Vol. 34, No. 4. pp. 389-398.

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