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Index
TITLE PAGE
COPYRIGHT PAGE
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS
INTRODUCTION
PART I: HISTORICAl PERSPECTIVES ON COMPETITION AND GOVERNMENT’S ROlE IN HIGHER EDUCATION
CHAPTER ONE: WHAT REALLY SPURRED THE MORRILL ACT?
BACKGROUND
LAW SCHOOLS
MEDICAL AND DENTAL SCHOOLS
SCHOOLS FOR THE PRACTICAL ARTS
SPECIALIZED TRAINING
ENGINEERING TRAINING
BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL SCHOOLS
ACADEMIES
SOURCES OF THE MORRILL ACT
THE BILL BECOMES LAW
WHAT CAN WE LEARN?
CONCLUSION
CHAPTER TWO: THE MORRILL LAND-GRANT ACT: FACT AND MYTHOLOGY
THE MORRILL ACT AND EARLY AMERICAN PUBLIC HIGHER EDUCATION
GROWTH IN U.S. HIGHER EDUCATION BEFORE 1862
HIGHER EDUCATION AFTER THE MORRILL ACT
RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
PRODUCTIVITY CHANGE, INNOVATION, AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
THE “MORRILL-INSPIRED” EXPERIENCE OF MODERN TIMES
THE GROWTH OF THE FEDERAL PRESENCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION
UNIVERSITIES AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
MORRILL-INSPIRED LEGISLATION AND THE LAW OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
CONCLUSIONS
CHAPTER THREE: ACCREDITATION: MARKET REGULATION OR GOVERNMENT REGULATION REVISITED?
PRE-G.I. BILL HIGHER EDUCATION ACCREDITATION
THE G.I. BILL AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF ACCREDITATION
CONCLUDING THOUGHTS
PART II: THE CURRENT STATE OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN AMERICA
CHAPTER FOUR: UNDERSTANDING THE RUNAWAY TUITION PHENOMENON: A SOLILOQUY WITH FOOTNOTES
CHAPTER FIVE: ACADEMIC TENURE AND GOVERNANCE
A WORLD WITHOUT TENURE
THE ORIGINS OF TENURE
COMMON TENURE STANDARDS
LEGAL REALITIES
LOWERING THE BOOM ON INEPT TENURED PROFESSORS
ECONOMIC RATIONALES FOR TENURE
INSTITUTIONAL CONSTRAINTS MATTER
UNIVERSITIES ARE NOT THE REAL WORLD—AS EVERYONE KNOWS
MISSING PROPERTY RIGHTS
INCENTIVES OF COLLEGE BOARDS
INCENTIVES OF ADMINISTRATORS
TENURE FACES HARD TIMES
FINAL THOUGHT ON TENURE
CHAPTER SIX: THE CHANGING OF THE GUARD: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF ADMINISTRATIVE BLOAT IN AMERICAN HIGHER EDUCATION
HOW ACADEMIC BUREAUCRATS CONQUERED THE MODERN UNIVERSITY
HOW BIG IS THE PROBLEM?
IN SEARCH OF AN EXPLANATION
AGENCY COSTS AND BUREAUCRATIC GROWTH
REFORMING ADMINISTRATIVE BLOAT?
CONCLUSION
CHAPTER SEVEN: THE SENSELESS MONSTROSITY IN OUR PATH: ACADEMIC BARGAINS AND THE RISE OF THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
THE EMERGENCE AND DIFFUSION OF SHARED GOVERNANCE IN THE UNITED STATES
STARING AT THE SENSELESS MONSTROSITY
ACADEMIC BARGAINS AND UNIVERSITY GOVERNANCE
CONCLUSION
PART III: COMPETITION IN HIGHER EDUCATION
CHAPTER EIGHT: ALL EDUCATION IS FOR-PROFIT EDUCATION
CHAPTER NINE: ASSESSING FOR-PROFIT COLLEGES
THE FOR-PROFIT EDUCATION SECTOR
PERFORMANCE OF FOR-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS
COMPARING APPLES TO APPLES: FOR-PROFIT AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES
REGULATION IN THE FOR-PROFIT MARKET
CONCLUSION
CHAPTER TEN: PUBLIC POLICY AND THE FUTURE OF FOR-PROFIT HIGHER EDUCATION
FOR-PROFIT HIGHER EDUCATION: A BRIEF HISTORY
THE CASE AGAINST FOR-PROFIT HIGHER EDUCATION: FEDERAL FINANCIAL AID
THE CASE AGAINST FOR-PROFIT HIGHER EDUCATION: DODGY MARKETING
THE CASE IN FAVOR OF FOR-PROFIT HIGHER EDUCATION
FOR-PROFIT COLLEGES AND COMMUNITY COLLEGES COMPARED
WHY THE FEAR AND LOATHING OF FOR-PROFIT COLLEGES?
CONCLUSION
CHAPTER ELEVEN: NONPROFIT AND FOR-PROFIT ENTERPRISE IN HEALTH CARE: BIRDS OF A FEATHER?
ORGANIZATIONAL FORM AND HEALTH CARE
PREFERENCES FOR THE NONPROFIT FORM IN HEALTH CARE
WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES ORGANIZATIONAL FORM ACTUALLY MAKE?
UNCOMPENSATED AND CHARITY CARE
BILLING AND COLLECTION PRACTICES
CONVERSION EFFECTS
SPILLOVER EFFECTS
ATTRIBUTION BIAS
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS
ABOUT THE EDITORS
NOTES
ABOUT THE CATO INSTITUTE
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