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Intro -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1 STIRRINGS OF MUTUAL RECOGNITION -- 2 THE POLITICS OF THE ASIAN FINANCIAL CRISIS -- 3 STATE-BUSINESS RELATIONS IN SOUTH KOREA AND TAIWAN -- 4 STATE-BUSINESS RELATIONS IN LATIN AMERICA -- 5 CAPITAL MOBILITY AND DEMOCRATIC STABILITY -- 6 DIMENSIONS OF DEVELOPMENT -- 7 ALTERNATIVE SYSTEMS OF CAPITALISM -- 8 DOES EDUCATION PROMOTE GROWTH AND DEMOCRACY? -- 9 THE HAZARDS OF CONVERGENCE -- INDEX.

Both sides of the aisle want students from all backgrounds to have access to a valuable and high quality education, but where progressives prioritize federal support, conservatives call for reining in federal programs. Where is the consensus?
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Reflecting on a recent LSE Library late hosted by The Women's Library at LSE, Gillian Murphy considers the ongoing influence of the The Women's Library on research, education, culture and society.   "The reading room was buzzing!" “People talking about objects from my youth and events that I lived through as ‘archives’ made me feel … Continued

Higher education is often presumed to be a uniquely egalitarian and meritocratic field. However, persistent inequalities within academic work and increasingly the current and historic mechanisms underlying them that disadvantage women have been recognised and studied in detail. Drawing on the archives of the LSE Impact Blog, this review brings together ten posts that explore … Continued

"One‐third of higher education's professoriate will retire within the next 10 to 15 years, and within 25 years the entire faculty of 700,000 will replace itself," according to Gabelnick et al. (1990). Today, some three generations of faculty serve in higher education leadership roles. "Millennial faculty," as noted by Strawser (2019), "may require in many ways a new way of thinking."

In recent years, there has been a marked decline in public confidence in higher education, sparking debate on the value of a bachelor's degree. In a new report published by AEI, we seek to add some much-needed nuance to an increasingly go/no-go debate.
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The UN Sustainable Development Goals are widely used by research institutions and metrics providers as a mechanism for assessing the impact of universities on the wider world. Elizabeth Gadd argues attempts to quantify academic contributions to these goals can miss the mark. In our efforts to better ‘measure what matters’ in higher education, attention increasingly … Continued

In the next installment of AEI's Education Policy Debate Series, we're bringing together four Democrats to debate the motion: "My fellow Democrats, we should embrace ESAs." Join us on Thursday, Feb. 29, here at AEI to hear Democrats duke it out.
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Substantiation of the problems of economic theory related to the influence of economic thought and education, the nature of the impact of the global financial system on the national and global economy in the context of the objectives of the monograph «The Dream of Reason. About the modern theory of economics and its practice», is an occasion for scientific discussion.

Earlier this week, the US House's Committee on Education and the Workforce convened a hearing to address the rising tide of antisemitism on college campuses, inviting the presidents of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania, and MIT to speak to this phenomenon.
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Not all Indonesians are equally positioned in the struggle for reproductive rights. Socioeconomic status, education level, geographic location, cultural and religious beliefs are factors that create disparities and inequalities among Indonesian women regarding their access to and awareness of SRHR, writes Maya Bofa _______________________________________________ The struggle for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) is a complex issue that … Continued

There are obvious intrinsic motivations to undertake postgraduate study. Although, in an increasingly precarious academic job market, the prospects of securing better employment as a result of education are considerable. Giulio Marini and Golo Henseke analyse a decade of UK Labour Force Survey data to assess the different liftetime economic benefits of Master’s and PhD … Continued

From the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (Joe Cohn): Earlier this week, Stanford University suspended an instructor while the institution investigates allegations Jewish and Israeli students were targeted for discriminatory treatment in a required, first-year "Civic, Liberal and Global Education" course. Discriminating against students based on a protected characteristic such as race, gender, or national origin,…

From Prof. Howard Friedman (Religion Clause): Last week, Michigan Congressman Shri Thanedar announced formation of the 28-member "Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, Jain US Congressional Caucus." According to India West Journal: "The group will address cultural misunderstandings, promote interfaith dialogue and harmony, and support initiatives to promote the well-being, education, and empowerment of the Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, and…

For the unhoused, having a criminal record makes it even more difficult to gain employment, education, and housing. R. Neil Greene and Noah Painter Davis look at the role of diversion practices which minimize contact with and the consequences of the criminal-legal system. Building on their work on youth and young adult diversion with New … Continued