In Pursuit of Prestige: Strategy and Competition in U.S. Higher Education - Hardcover

Brewer, Dominic; Gates, Susan; Goldman, Charles R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 076580056X ISBN 13: 9780765800565

Publisher: Transaction Publishers, 2001

Synopsis

This text examines American higher education as an industry. It focuses on how institutions serve four identifiable markets that generate revenues: student enrollment, research funding, public fiscal support, and private giving. It describes institutions' investment, pricing and market behaviours.

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About the Author

Susan M. Gates is an economist at RAND specializing in the areas of industrial organization, political economy, and applications of economic management principles to public sector organizations.

Edition details

• Publisher: Transaction Publishers
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 076580056X
• ISBN 13: 9780765800565
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 175