Research Universities and the Public Good: Discovery for an Uncertain Future (Innovation and Technology in the World Economy)

Synopsis

Countering recent arguments that we should unbundle or disrupt higher education, Jason Owen-Smith argues that research universities are unique gems that deserve our financial and social support. While they are complex and costly, their enduring value is threefold: they simultaneously act as sources of new knowledge, anchors for regional and national economies, and hubs that connect disparate parts of society. Based on his stellar research, he offers a fresh and stirring defense of an endangered class of institutions just in time --