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In a political climate that is skeptical of hard-to-measure outcomes, public funding for research universities is under threat. Here, Owen-Smith offers a unique view of how these universities work, what their purpose is, and why they are important.
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- Title Research Universities and the Public Good: Discovery for an Uncertain Future
- Author Jason Owen-Smith
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 232
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Stanford Business Books
- Date 2018-09-11
- Features Bibliography, Index
- ISBN 9781503601949 / 1503601943
- Weight 1.15 lbs (0.52 kg)
- Dimensions 9.1 x 6.1 x 1 in (23.11 x 15.49 x 2.54 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Universities and colleges - United States, Academic-industrial collaboration - United
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2018008488
- Dewey Decimal Code 378.007
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