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title	:	Peril and Promise : Higher Education in Developing Countries
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publisher	:	World Bank
isbn10 | asin	:	082134630X
print isbn13	:	9780821346303
ebook isbn13	:	9780585228921
language	:	English
subject	Education, Higher--Developing countries.
publication date	:	2000
lcc	:	LC2610.I53 2000eb
ddc	:	378/.009172/4
subject	:	Education, Higher--Developing countries.

Page iii Higher Education in Developing Countries Peril and Promise THE TASK FORCE ON HIGHER EDUCATION AND SOCIETY

Page iv 2000 The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / THE WORLD BANK 1818 H Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20433, U.S.A. All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America First printing February 2000 The material in this publication is copyrighted. The World Bank encourages dissemination of its work and will normally grant permission promptly. Permission to photocopy items for internal or personal use, for the internal or personal use of specific clients, or for educational classroom use, is granted by the World Bank, provided that the appropriate fee is paid directly to the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, U.S.A., telephone 978-750-8400, fax 978-750-4470. Please contact the Copyright Clearance Center before photocopying items. For permission to reprint individual articles or chapters, please fax you request with complete information to the Republication Department, Copyright Clearance Center, fax 978-750-4470. All other queries on the rights and licenses should be addressed to the World Bank at the address above or faxed to 202-522-2422. Book design by Naylor Design, Inc. ISBN: 0-8213-4630-X Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is in process Published for the Task Force on Higher Education and Society by the World Bank 1818 H Street, NW Washington, DC 20433, USA Telephone: 202-477-1234 Facsimile: 202-477-6391 Telex: MCI 64145WORLDBANK MCI 248423WORLDBANK World Wide Web: http://www.worldbank.org E-mail: books@worldbank.org

Page 1 Contents Acknowledgments 5 Overview 9 The Task Force 9 Peril and Promise 9 Wider Focus 10 System Focus 10 Practical Solutions 11 The Way Forward 14 Introduction 15 New Realities 16 The Knowledge Revolution 17 Structure of the Report 20 Chapter 1. Longstanding Problems and New Realities 23 The Current Situation 23 Expansion of Higher Education Systems 26 Differentiation of Higher Education Institutions 28 Knowledge Acceleration 32 Characteristics of the Revolution 33 Implications for Developing Countries

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