University Expansion in a Changing Global Economy: Triumph of the BRICs?

by Rafiq Dossani, Isak Froumin, Jandhyala Tilak, et al.

Book Overview

This is a study of higher education in the world's four largest developing economies-Brazil, Russia, India, and China. Already important players globally, by mid-century, they are likely to be economic powerhouses. But whether they reach that level of development will depend in part on how successfully they create quality higher education that puts their labor forces at the cutting edge of the information society.

Using an empirical, comparative...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804786011
• ISBN13: 9780804786010
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 404 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 9.1"