Scientific Development and Higher Education: The Case of Newly Industrializing Nations

by S. Gopinathan, Philip G. Altbach, Charles H. Davis, et al.

This is the first book to provide detailed analysis of the relationship between higher education and scientific research in key Third World countries. Focusing on four of the most successful of the newly industrializing countries--Malaysia, Taiwan, South Korea, and Singapore--the authors examine the intersection between outstanding economic development in these four countries and the higher education and research establishments they have developed...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275932648
• ISBN13: 9780275932640
• Release Date: June 1989
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 406 Pages
• Weight: 1.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"