Author:Quddus, M.
Rashid, S.
Title:The worldwide movement in private universities: revolutionary growth in post-secondary higher education
Journal:American Journal of Economics and Sociology
2000 : JUL, VOL. 59:3, p. 487-516
Index terms:UNIVERSITIES
HIGHER EDUCATION
PRIVATIZATION
Language:eng
Abstract:The end of the Cold War, which resulted from the collapse of communism and the spread of free market ideas in the former Soviet Union, Chine, and nations of Eastern Europe, has brought about many dramatic and momentous changes on the world scene. One remarkable development not widely recognized outside specialized academic circles is the emergence of new institutions of higher learning in the private sector of previously command economies.
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