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Rudman, Herbert C. – Educational Researcher, 1990
Examines the effects of corporate mergers in the publishing industry on the publishing of textbooks and standardized tests. Concludes that restructuring, acquisitions, and mergers have an intrusive effect on established practices of academic publishing and may severely limit the access of scholars to the academic marketplace. (FMW)
Descriptors: Business, Business Administration, Economic Research, Free Enterprise System