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Book SynopsisThis is an examination of the complex relationships among universities, states, and markets in light of the growing influence of globalization.
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"This book is of utmost importance. It very clearly and cogently presents sophisticated arguments as to the various forces shaping higher education in the Americas, for good or bad, and ways in which universities can once again fulfill their public functions of contributing to the unfettered search for truth and the general well being of society. The volume is a must read!"—Robert Arnove, Indiana University
"I know of no book that provides a more thoughtful critical analysis of the global restructuring of higher education than this one. Rhoads and Torres have brought together a powerful set of authors. The result is a volume that can change your understanding in truly important ways."—Michael W. Apple, University of Wisconsin, Madison
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The University, State, and Market brings together a very knowledgeable and talented group of scholars who present a strong critical perspective on the relationship between global-local dynamics and the higher education sector in the Americas."—
Comparative Education Review"Globalization is helping to restructure major institutions and social life throughout the world. A model of comparative education, the studies collected here combine critical social theory and political economy to illuminate the dialectic between globalization and higher education in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, and the U.S. This book should interest all concerned with education, globalization, and the fate of democracy in the contemporary era."—Douglas Kellner, George F. Kneller Chair in the Philosophy of Education, UCLA
"Robert A. Rhoads and Carlos Alberto Torres have brought together a group of thoughtful analysts who write from a broadly critical stance on the impact of globalization on higher education in the Americas."—
Teachers College RecordTable of ContentsContents List of Tables and Figures Contributors Preface: Critical Theory, Globalization, and Higher Education: Political Economy and the Cul- de-sac of the Postmodernist Cultural Turn Raymond Morrow Part I: Theoretical and Conceptual Underpinnings Chapter 1: Introduction: Globalization and Higher Education in the Americas Carlos Alberto Torres and Robert A. Rhoads Chapter 2: A World Without War Noam Chomsky Chapter 3: The University in the Twenty-First Century: Toward a Democratic and Emancipatory University Reform Boaventura de Sousa Santos Part II: Findings from Particular Countries and Regions Within the Americas Chapter 4: Academic Capitalism and the New Economy: Privatization as Shifting the Target of Public Subsidy in Higher Education Gary Rhoades and Sheila Slaughter Chapter 5: Reforming the Reforms: Transformation and Crisis in Latin American and Caribbean Universities Atilio Alberto Boron Chapter 6: Globalization and the Challenge to National Universities in Argentina and Mexico Robert A. Rhoads, Carlos Alberto Torres, and Andrea Brewster Chapter 7: Latin American Identities in Transition: A Diagnosis of Argentine and Brazilian Universities Marcela Mollis Chapter 8: Brazil's Local Solutions to Global Problems Ken Kempner and Ana Loureiro Jurema Chapter 9: Mexico's Estimulos: Faculty Compensation Based on Piece-Work Estela Mara Bensimon and Imanol Ordorika Chapter 10: Graduate Student Unionization as a Postindustrial Social Movement: Identity, Ideology, and the Contested US Academy Robert A. Rhoads and Gary Rhoades Part III: Concluding Analyses Chapter 11: The Political Economy of Higher Education in the Time of Global Markets: Whither the Social Responsibility of the University? Daniel Schugurensky Chapter 12: The Global Economy, the State, Social Movements, and the University: Concluding Remarks and an Agenda for Action Robert A. Rhoads and Carlos Alberto Torres References Index
