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- Contributors
- Preface
- Part I Framing the Context
- Part II Country University Governance Profiles
- Part III Comparisons and Analyses
- Part IV Conclusion
- References
- Index
- References
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- Governing Universities in Post-Soviet Countries
- Reviews
- Governing Universities in Post-Soviet Countries
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Part I Framing the Context
- Part II Country University Governance Profiles
- Part III Comparisons and Analyses
- Part IV Conclusion
- References
- Index
- References
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