From the Book - First edition.
The governance of British higher education: state, market, and institutional decision-making
Exploring the unitary model: a diversity of definitions
The Dearing report: sustaining British higher education as a system
Universities and markets: (I) Historical background and contemporary context
Universities and markets: (II) Theory and critical debate
The student as consumer: legal framework and practical reality
The rise of the research agenda: redefining the academic mission
The globalization of higher education: coping with rankings and league tables while delivering more and charging less
The HE industry: speaking with more than one voice
Responding to the state-regulated market: higher education institutions under duress
The descent from acropolis to agora: the entry of the for-profits
From public good to market-place: from provider state to regulatory state.
