The Indispensable University: Higher Education, Economic Development, and the Knowledge Economy

by Eugene P. Trani and Robert D. Holsworth

Book Overview

The Indispensable University describes the innovative transformation of institutions of higher education (HEIs) across the world, in response to the emerging realities of the twenty-first century global knowledge-based economy, as well as describes how HEIs are defining many of today's economic realities on a regional level. HEIs continue to drive economic development through their traditional roles of purchaser, employer, real estate developer,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1607090791
• ISBN13: 9781607090793
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.0"