The University Means Business

by Howard Buchbinder and Janice Newson

This significant book explores the connections between the university and industry, and how these prevent the production and dissemination of knowledge beneficial to society as a whole. The authors also develop a new 'vision' for the university, opposed to both the 'ivory tower' concept and that of the institution as an adjunct to industry. They make a case for the transfomational role of the university, and for much needed public debate on the role...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0920059384
• ISBN13: 9780920059388
• Release Date: September 1988
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 103 Pages
• Weight: 0.33 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"