Colleges and universities in the US differ markedly in their access to economic resources, hence in what they can do for their students. National (IPEDS) data are used here to describe the resulting hierarchy that's reflected in schools' spending on their students, the prices those students pay,...

The structural adjustment programs of these three countries, like those of many others throughout the world in recent years, have greatly changed previous balances between the state and the private sector, capital and labor, and domestic versus world market influences on the economy. This...