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Autore |
Wiarda Howard J. |
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Titolo |
Universities in decline : from the great society to today: how universities have been replaced by the Washington Think Tanks as the generators of policy ideas / / Howard J. Wiarda |
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Lanham, Maryland : , : University Press of America, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (226 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Education, Higher - United States |
Universities and colleges - United States |
Education, Higher - Aims and objectives - United States |
United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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<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> |
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