The theory of academic capitalism -- The policy climate for academic capitalism -- Patent policies : legislative change and commercial expansion -- Patent policies play out : student and faculty life -- Copyright : institutional policies and practices -- Copyrights play out : commodifying the...

The last two decades have been a turbulent period for American higher education, with profound demographic shifts, gyrating salaries, and marked changes in the economy. While enrollments rose about 50% in that period, sharp increases in tuition and fees at colleges and universities provoke...

In 2000, Higher Education in Developing Countries: Peril and Promise was published. This report, cosponsored by The World Bank and UNESCO, came at a time of transition in higher education worldwide and helped shape higher education policy and thinking in several developing countries. This...