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Title: Growth and Stagflation in the Human Capital Century

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Publication Year: 2014

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Abstract: Three great transformations can be observed in the history of the university. The first transformation turned the Christian university into the modern, secular university. The second transformation is known as the emergence of the research university in the nineteenth century. The third transformation opened general access to higher education institutions. This last transformation has been taking place since the beginning of the twentieth century, and is still underway worldwide (Trow, 2010). The US system of education is in the lead, and so is the admired model of very competitive human capital investments and of social equity politics in education, particularly in higher education institutions (Altbach, 1991; Altbach et al., 2005). Rothblatt and Wittrock, observing the rapid worldwide transfer and implementation of the US model, critically argue against this trend hurried through in a rush of enthusiasm. ‘Developments which in countries such as the United States took the better part of a century to accomplish have been hurried along by both market forces and state interest. The resulting hurly-burly of events, programmes and ideologies is bewildering’ (Rothblatt and Wittrock, 1993, p.9).

Url: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057/9781137326485_5

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Authors: Weymann, Ansgar

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Pages: 60-80

Volume Title: States, Markets and Education

Publisher: Springer

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Topics: Population Mobility and Spatial Demography

Countries: United States