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Does a Country/Region’s Economic Status Affect Its Universities’ Presence in International Rankings? Cover

Does a Country/Region’s Economic Status Affect Its Universities’ Presence in International Rankings?

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|Jun 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jdis-2019-0009 | Journal eISSN: 2543-683X | Journal ISSN: 2096-157X
Language: English
Page range: 56 - 78
Submitted on: Feb 5, 2019
Accepted on: Mar 25, 2019
Published on: Jun 7, 2019
Published by: Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Science Library
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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