Universities in the Marketplace
Subtitle: The Commercialization of Higher Education
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: November 15, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780691120126
Subjects: Funding of education; Higher & further education; Finance; Education / Teaching; Education; USA; Higher; Philosophy & Social Aspects; Business & Economics / Economics / International; Economics; Educational Policy & Reform
First sentence: Toward the end of the twentieth century, American universities-with their stately buildings, tree-lined quadrangles, and slightly disheveled, often-preoccupied professors found themselves in an enviable position.