The Emerging Markets and Higher Education: Development and Sustainability (Routledgefalmer Studies in Higher Education)

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 select emerging market countries (Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, China, Hong Kong, Korea, Mexico, Chile, and Brazil.) This collection argues that and demonstrates how the role of higher education in the transition process is extremely pivotal to the sustainability of the transformation because of the impact of recent systemic political changes. The authors of the essays come from a variety of disciplines and countries. 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