Universities and regional development a critical assessment of tensions and contradictions / [electronic resource] : edited by Romulo Pinheiro, Paul Benneworth and Glen A. Jones. - New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2012. - 1 online resource (xviii, 265 p.) : ill., maps. - International studies in higher education .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. Setting the stage for the discussion and analysis -- pt. 2. Tensions derived from path- and resource-dependencies -- pt. 3. Tensions derived from the role of dominant players/models, legitimacy and symbolic compliance -- pt. 4. Tensions derived from strategic planning processes -- pt. 5. Making sense of the findings and proposing a way forward.

9780203112298 (ebook : PDF)


Community and college--Cross-cultural studies.
Community development--Cross-cultural studies.
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