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Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education Volume 35, 2014 - Issue 5: Education in the global city: the manufacturing of education in Singapore
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Mobility and desire: international students and Asian regionalism in aspirational Singapore

Francis L. CollinsSchool of Environment, University of Auckland, Auckland, New ZealandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Ravinder SidhuSchool of Education, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, AustraliaView further author information
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Nick LewisSchool of Environment, University of Auckland, Auckland, New ZealandView further author information
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Brenda S.A. YeohDepartment of Geography, National University of Singapore, SingaporeView further author information
Pages 661-676 | Published online: 03 Jun 2014

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