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Each case study includes a discussion of the nature and influence of both indigenous and European educational traditions; a detailed analysis of development patterns; and a close examination of such contemporary issues as population growth and access, cost, the role of private higher education, the research system, autonomy, and accountability.

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"The quality and currency of this volume ensures it an important niche in the contemporary literature on comparative higher education." - William Cummings, George Washington University"

Asian Universities

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    A Paperback / softback by Philip G. Altbach, Toru Umakoshi

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      Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press
      Published 4 February 2005
      ISBN-13 9780801880377
      978-0801880377
      ISBN-10 0801880378
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      Higher education, tertiary education

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      Book Synopsis
      Each case study includes a discussion of the nature and influence of both indigenous and European educational traditions; a detailed analysis of development patterns; and a close examination of such contemporary issues as population growth and access, cost, the role of private higher education, the research system, autonomy, and accountability.

      Trade Review
      "The quality and currency of this volume ensures it an important niche in the contemporary literature on comparative higher education." - William Cummings, George Washington University"

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