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Universities and Colleges as Economic Drivers Measuring Higher Education's Role in Economic Development

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ISBN-10: 1438445008

ISBN-13: 9781438445007

Edition: 2012

Authors: Jason E. Lane, D. Bruce Johnstone, Nancy L. Zimpher

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Comprehensive examination of the relationship between higher education, state government, and economic development.
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Book details

List price: $36.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Publication date: 11/15/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 338
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English

D. Bruce Johnstone is Distinguished Service Professor of Higher and Comparative Education at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He is director of the International Comparative Higher Education Finance and Accessibility Project. Dr. Johnstone has held posts of vice president for administration at the University of Pennsylvania, president of the State University College of Buffalo, and chancellor of the State University of New York system.

List of Illustrations
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Higher Education and Economic Competitiveness
The Diversity of University Economic Development Activities and Issues of Impact Measurement
Pitfalls of Traditional Measures of Higher Education's Role in Economic Development
On the Measurement of University Research Contributions to Economic Growth and Innovation
University Industry Government Collaboration for Economic Growth
The Convergence of Postsecondary Education and the Labor Market
The Essential Role of Community Colleges in Rebuilding the Nation's Communities and Economies
International Dimensions of Higher Education's Contributions to Economic Development
Unanticipated Consequences of University Intellectual Property Policies
The Impact of the 2008 Great Recession on College and University Contributions to State and Regional Economic Growth
Contributors
Index