University, Inc. : the corporate corruption of American higher education / Jennifer Washburn.
University, Inc. : the corporate corruption of American higher education / Jennifer Washburn.
University, Inc. : the corporate corruption of American higher education / Jennifer Washburn.
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New York : Basic Books, c2005.
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N338.43378/ 3
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English
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xx, 326 p. ; 25 cm.
Contents
A new kind of uprising at Berkeley -- The lessons of history -- The birth of the market-model U -- The republic of science in turmoil -- Are conflicts of interest hazardous to our health? -- The university as business -- Dreaming of Silicon Valley -- Paying more for less : the commercial squeeze on...
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New York : Basic Books, c2005.
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New York (State)
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c2005.
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"Drawing on extensive interviews and original research, Jennifer Washburn paints an alarming picture of how one of America's most prized institutions - and the nation's last refuge for independent thought - is being colonized by a market ideology that is fundamentally at odds with the university's core academic values. At a time when universities t...
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University, Inc. : the corporate corruption of American higher education / Jennifer Washburn.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N338.43378/ 3
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74VKPoLBMEPd
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ISBN
0465090516
9780465090518 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0465090516 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780465090518
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338.43378
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991019697849702626
