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Let colleges fail : the power of creative destruction in higher education / Richard K. Vedder.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Vedder, Richard K., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Education, Higher--United States--Finance.
- Education, Higher.
- Government aid to higher education--United States.
- Government aid to higher education.
- Universities and colleges--United States.
- Universities and colleges.
- Capitalism--United States.
- Capitalism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Oakland, CA : Independent Institute, [2025]
- Contents:
- Higher education is failing! Ten cardinal sins
- Capitalism succeeds by allowing failures via creative destruction
- Why are universities subsidized, but firms taxed?
- Creative destruction and laboratories of democracy
- Recent innovations in higher education: good, but not enough
- Reducing the government's role
- Reimagining higher education: reducing the federal role
- What can state governments do?
- Inside job: reforming universities within
- Other reforms: thinking outside the box
- Beyond instruction: research and other activities
- Conclusion: three key expressions to guide collegiate reform.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 21, 2025).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Vedder, Richard K. Let colleges fail
- ISBN:
- 9781598134056
- 1598134051
- Publisher Number:
- 40032765088
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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