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One Semester Away from a Crisis : An Economist's Perspective on Leading Small Colleges.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bogart, William T.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (209 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, 2026.
- Summary:
- Small colleges are a vital component of the United States higher education system.However, their unique characteristics are often overlooked in analyses that incorporate all colleges and universities.Many concepts familiar to economics professors but less familiar to more general audiences are helpful in understanding small colleges.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Prologue: Becoming a President
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Make vs. Buy
- 3. Friends, Rivals, Neighbors, and Family
- 4. Portfolio
- 5. Making a Profit
- 6. One Semester Away from a Crisis
- 7. Secular Missionaries
- 8. Risk and Uncertainty
- 9. Herding
- 10. Regulation
- 11. Mergers, Consortia, Startups, and Closures
- Further Reading
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-9788-4531-6
- 9781978845312
- OCLC:
- 1578770578
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