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How Academia Resembles a Drug Gang (2013)
Academic systems rely on the existence of a supply of “outsiders” ready to forgo wages and employment security in exchange for the prospect of uncertain security, prestige, freedom and reasonably high salaries that tenured positions entail. Drawing on data from the US, Germany and the UK, Alexandre Afonso looks at how…
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Society, Policy & CultureTech Industry & Business2015
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| Jul 26, 2015 | How Academia Resembles a Drug Gang (2013) by 7402 | 193 | 108 |
| Nov 11, 2020 | How Academia Resembles a Drug Gang (2013) by EvgeniyZh | 193 | 120 |
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