Using an interdisciplinary approach, this book analyzes the relationship between higher education, the economy and government in the development of a democratic and market economy society in emerging market countries. (Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, China, Hong Kong, Korea, Mexico, Chile and Brazil).
Author(s): Matthe McMullen
Edition: 1
Year: 2000
Language: English
Pages: 224
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Series Editor's Foreword......Page 10
Acknowledgments......Page 12
Tables and Figures......Page 14
Introduction......Page 18
Background......Page 24
The Emerging Markets and the Process of Globalization......Page 26
The Impact of Higher Education on Emerging Markets......Page 48
Central Europe......Page 68
The Czech Republic: A Country in Transition...Again......Page 70
The Role of Higher Education in the Development of Poland's Democracy and Market Economy......Page 98
Asia......Page 120
The Emerging Markets and Higher Education: Experiences from Taiwan......Page 122
Higher Education in a Rapidly Developing Country: The Case of the Republic of Korea......Page 148
Latin America......Page 170
From Encirclement to Globalization: Evolving Patterns of Higher Education in Brazil......Page 172
Higher Education and the Emerging Markets: The Case of Chile......Page 194
Higher Education: The Social, Political, and Economic Driver of Mexico's Future......Page 222
Contributors......Page 248
Index......Page 250
