Knowledge and Money: Research Universities and the Paradox of the Marketplace

by Roger L. Geiger

Book Overview

Market forces have profoundly affected the contemporary research university's fundamental tasks of creating and disseminating knowledge. They arguably have provided American universities access to greater wealth, better students, and stronger links with the economy. Yet they also have exaggerated inequalities, diminished the university's control over its own activities, and weakened the university's mission of serving the public. Incorporating...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804749264
• ISBN13: 9780804749268
• Release Date: May 2004
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"