International organizations and higher education policy thinking globally, acting locally? /

• Other Authors: Bassett, Roberta Malee., Maldonado, Alma.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, c2009.
• Series: International studies in higher education.
• Subjects: Education, Higher > Cross-cultural studies.; Higher education and state > Cross-cultural studies.; Education and globalization > Cross-cultural studies.; Educational change > Cross-cultural studies.; International agencies > Decision making.; International organization > Decision making.; Education and globalization.; Education, Higher.; Educational change.; Higher education and state.; International agencies.; International organization.; Enseignement supérieur > Études transculturelles.; Enseignement supérieur > Études transculturelles. > Politique gouvernementale; Éducation et mondialisation > Études transculturelles.; Enseignement > Réforme > Études transculturelles.; Organisations internationales > Prise de décision.; Organisation internationale > Prise de décision.; EDUCATION > Finance.; Electronic books.
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International Organizations and Higher Education Policy critically analyzes the impact influential organizations have at different levels of higher education policy development and implementation.

Table of Contents:

• 6 Transforming Higher Education in Developing Countries The Role of the World Bank7 Market Multilateralism, the World Bank Group, and the Asymmetries of Globalizing Higher Education Toward a Critical Political Economy Analysis; 8 GATS and Education Services Current Commitments and Future Prospects; III Regional Actors: Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America; 9 Higher Education in Africa The Dynamics of International Partnerships and Interventions; 10 Intern