Universities in decline : from the great society to today: how universities have been replaced by the Washington Think Tanks as the generators of policy ideas / Howard J. Wiarda.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wiarda, Howard J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--United States.

Education, Higher.

Universities and colleges--United States--Directories.

Universities and colleges.

Education, Higher--Aims and objectives--United States.

United States.

University of Massachusetts (Amherst campus).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (226 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : University Press of America, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<span><span>This book examines the declining role of universities in policy generation and analyzes the increasing political influence of Washington-based institutions. This provocative new book identifies such Washington think tanks and policy shops as AEI, CSIS, and the National War College as the main generators of policy ideas. </span></span>

Contents:

Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Amherst; 3 The University of Massachusetts/Amherst; 4 The 1960s; 5 The 1970s; 6 The 1980s; 7 An Endowed Chair; 8 Is There Life as an Emeritus Prof?; 9 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-7618-6219-6

OCLC:

891729302