Why does college cost so much? /

College tuition has risen more rapidly than the overall inflation rate for much of the past century. To explain rising college cost, the authors place the higher education industry firmly within the larger economic history of the United States.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Archibald, Robert B., 1946- (Author), Feldman, David Henry (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Series:Oxford scholarship online.
Oxford scholarship online. Economics and Finance module.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:College tuition has risen more rapidly than the overall inflation rate for much of the past century. To explain rising college cost, the authors place the higher education industry firmly within the larger economic history of the United States.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 289 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-282) and index.
ISBN:019978132X
9780199781324
9780199779994
0199779996