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Dill, D.D., Soo, M. (2004). Transparency and Quality in Higher Education Markets. In: Teixeira, P., Jongbloed, B., Dill, D., Amaral, A. (eds) Markets in Higer Education. Higher Education Dynamics, vol 6. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2835-0_4
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