Globalisation, Trade Liberalisation and Higher Education in North America : the Emergence of a New Market under NAFTA? /

This volume analyzes the emerging relationship between trade liberalisation, post-industrialisation, and higher education policy in Canada, Mexico, and the USA. In separate case studies, the authors analyze higher education policy in Canada, Mexico, and the USA using a common theoretical framework t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barrow, Clyde W.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Didou Aupetit, Sylvie, Mallea, John
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2003.
Series:Higher education dynamics ; 4.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Figures and Tables. Acknowledgments. Preface
  • 1 Globalisation, Trade Liberalisation, and the Knowledge Economy
  • 2 The Premise and the Promise of North American Higher Education
  • 3 Globalisation, NAFTA, and Higher Education in the USA
  • 4 Globalisation, NAFTA, and Higher Education in Canada
  • 5 Globalisation, NAFTA, and Higher Education in Mexico
  • 6 The Triumph of the Market Model in North American Higher Education
  • Appendix A The Wingspread Statement. Appendix B The Vancouver Communiqué. Appendix C Members of the North American Consortium for Higher Education Collaboration. Appendix D USAID/ALO Higher Education Linkage Project
  • References.