World Class Worldwide - Transforming Research Universities in Asia and Latin America

Preface vii Empires of Knowledge and Development 1(30) Philip G. Altbach PART I Asia The Flagship University and China's Economic Reform 31(23) Wanhua Ma Research Universities in China: Differentiation, Classification, and Future World-Class Status 54(16) Nian Cai Liu Beyond Retailing Knowledge: Prospects of Research-Oriented Universities in India 70(25) N. Jayaram Prospects for World-Class Research Universities in India 95(27) P. V. Indiresan The Making of a World-Class University at the Periphery: Seoul National University 122(21) Ki-Seok Kim Sunghee Nam PART II Latin America Brazil's Leading University: Original Ideals and Contemporary Goals 143(30) Simon Schwartzman Brazilian Research Universities 173(16) Joao E. Steiner La Maxima Casa de Estudios: Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico as a State-Building University 189(27) Imanol Ordorika Brian Pusser The Role of Research Universities in Mexico: A Change of Paradigm? 216(18) Salvador Malo Are There Research Universities in Chile? 234(26) Andres Bernasconi The Challenge of Building Research Universities in Middle-Income Countries: The Case of the University of Buenos Aires 260(26) Ana M. Garcia de Fanelli Higher Education Policy and the Research University: In Asia and Latin America 286(23) Jorge Balan Contributors 309(4) Index 313