TY - BOOK AU - Trani,Eugene P. AU - Holsworth,Robert D. TI - The indispensable university: higher education, economic development, and the knowledge economy T2 - American Council on Education series on higher education SN - 9781607090793 (cloth : alk. paper) AV - LC67.6 .T73 2010 U1 - 338.4/7378 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Lanham, Md. PB - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers KW - Education, Higher KW - Economic aspects KW - Cross-cultural studies KW - Economic development N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Basic premise : colleges and universities indispensable to economic and community development -- The new role of higher education : economic and community development -- U.S. higher education : the emergence of urban universities -- U.S. higher education : the reinvention of the land-grant university -- U.S. higher education : community college--a uniquely American institution -- British and Irish higher education : ancient but thoroughly modern -- Middle Eastern higher education : two oases in the desert -- Higher education in developing countries : the BRIC nations -- Conclusions : colleges and universities indispensable to economic and community development ER -