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Tuition rising : why college costs so much
- Title
- Tuition rising : why college costs so much / Ronald G. Ehrenberg.
- Author
- Ehrenberg, Ronald G.
- Publication
- Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2000.
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Details
- Description
- x, 322 p. : ill.; 25 cm.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-302) and index.
- Contents
- I: Setting the stage. Why do costs keep rising at selective private colleges and universities. Who is in charge of the university ? -- II: Wealth and the quest for prestige. Endowment policies, development policies, and the color of money. Undergraduate and graduate program rankings. Admissions and financial aid policies -- III: The Primacy of science over economics. Why relative prices don't matter. Staying on the cutting edge in science -- IV: The faculty. Salaries. Tenure and the end of mandatory retirement -- V: Space. Deferred maintenance, space planning, and imperfect information. The costs of space -- VI: Academic and administrative issues. Internal transfer prices. Enrollment management. Information technology, libraries, and distance learning -- VII: The nonacademic infrastructure. Parking and transportation. Cooling systems -- VIII: Student life. Intercollegiate athletics and gender equity. Dining and housing -- IX: Conclusion. Looking to the future. A final thought.
- Call Number
- JFE 01-4533
- ISBN
- 0674003284
- LCCN
- 00035086
- OCLC
- 43706614
- Author
- Ehrenberg, Ronald G.
- Title
- Tuition rising : why college costs so much / Ronald G. Ehrenberg.
- Imprint
- Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2000.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-302) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 01-4533