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The indispensable university : higher education, economic development, and the knowledge economy /

By: Trani, Eugene P
Title By: Holsworth, Robert D
Material type: BookSeries: American Council on Education series on higher education.Publisher: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2010.Description: xviii, 281 p ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9781607090793 (cloth : alk. paper); 1607090791Subject(s): Education, Higher -- Economic aspects -- Cross-cultural studies | Economic development -- Cross-cultural studiesDDC classification: 338.4/7378 Online resources: Location Map
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REGULAR University of Wollongong in Dubai
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338.47378 TR IN (Browse shelf) Available T0040550
REGULAR University of Wollongong in Dubai
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338.47378 TR IN (Browse shelf) Available T0039275
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Basic premise : colleges and universities indispensable to economic and community development -- The new role of higher education : economic and community development -- U.S. higher education : the emergence of urban universities -- U.S. higher education : the reinvention of the land-grant university -- U.S. higher education : community college--a uniquely American institution -- British and Irish higher education : ancient but thoroughly modern -- Middle Eastern higher education : two oases in the desert -- Higher education in developing countries : the BRIC nations -- Conclusions : colleges and universities indispensable to economic and community development.

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