{"product_id":"academic-capitalism-sheila-slaughter-9780801862588","title":"Academic Capitalism: Politics, Policies, and the Entrepreneurial University","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA look at the current state of academic careers and institutions, with a particular focus on public research universities in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe globalization of the political economy at the end of the twentieth century is destabilizing the traditional patterns of university professional work. One of the major changes that has taken place as a result of globalization is that faculty, who were previously situated between capital and labor, are now positioned squarely in the marketplace. To grasp the extent of changes taking place and to understand the forces of change, \u003ci\u003eAcademic Capitalism\u003c\/i\u003e examines the current state of academic careers and institutions, with a particular focus on public research universities in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia. In this wide-ranging analysis, Sheila Slaughter and Larry L. Leslie examine every aspect of academic work unexplored: undergraduate and graduate education, teaching and research, student aid policies, and federal research policies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sheila Slaughter, Larry L. Leslie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0801862582\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801862588\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.91h x 5.94w x 0.72d","brand":"Sheila Slaughter","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926137143551,"sku":"9780801862588","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_59339661-326f-4d95-94aa-ffd1e5d8f382.jpg?v=1681081411","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/academic-capitalism-sheila-slaughter-9780801862588","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}