McMahon, Walter W.

Higher learning, greater good the private and social benefits of higher education / [electronic resource] : Walter W. McMahon. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2009. - xiii, 415 p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 383-403) and index.

What is the problem? -- Challenges facing higher education policy -- Higher education and economic growth : jobs, earnings, and the skill deficit -- Private non-market benefits of higher education and market failure -- Social benefits of higher education and their policy implications -- University research : social benefits and policy -- New higher education policies -- Conclusions.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Education, Higher.
Higher education and state.
Education--Economic aspects.
Education--Social aspects.


Electronic books.

LB2324 / .M39 2009

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