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Follow the Money: The Changing World of Budgeting in Higher Education

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Lasher, W.F., Sullivan, C.A. (2004). Follow the Money: The Changing World of Budgeting in Higher Education. In: Smart, J.C. (eds) Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research. Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research, vol 19. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2456-8_6

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