Academic capitalism and the new economy
Subtitle: markets, state, and higher education
By: Sheila Slaughter and Gary Rhoades.
Contributors: Rhoades, Gary.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 370
Subjects: Education, Higher -- Economic aspects -- United States.; Business and education -- United States.; Universities and colleges -- United States -- Sociological aspects.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [339]-366) and index.
Table of contents: title: The theory of academic capitalism; title: The policy climate for academic capitalism; title: Patent policies: legislative change and commercial expansion; title: Patent policies play out: student and faculty life; title: Copyright: institutional policies and practices; title: Copyrights play out: commodifying the core academic function; title: Academic capitalism at the department level; title: Administrative academic capitalism; title: Networks of power: boards of trustees and presidents; title: Sports 'R' Us: contracts, trademarks, and logos / by Samantha King and Sheila Slaughter; title: Undergraduate students and educational markets; title: The academic capitalist knowledge/learning regime.