TY - BOOK AU - Waterbury,John TI - Missions Impossible: Higher Education and Policymaking in the Arab World SN - 9781649030078 AV - LC171 .M577 2020 PY - 2020/// CY - La Vergne, UNITED STATES PB - The American University in Cairo Press KW - Higher education and state KW - Arab countries KW - Education, Higher KW - Universities and colleges KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; Intro --; Title Page --; Copyright Page --; Contents --; List of Figures and Tables --; Preface: Brainstorming Arab Higher Education --; Acknowledgments --; Abbreviations --; Introduction --; 1 Orders of Magnitude --; 2 The Modern Flagship Universities of the Arab World --; 3 Politics and the University --; 4 Excellence in Higher Education: Enabler and Enabled --; 5 Governance: Why Does It Matter? --; 6 Reform in Tight Places --; 7 Innovation and Critical Linkages --; 8 Feeding the Beast: Financing Tertiary Education --; 9 Living in the Beast: Neither Ivory nor a Tower; Conclusion: Gradual or Disruptive Change? --; Appendix to Chapter 1 --; Interviews --; Notes --; References; 2; b UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2656105&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -