Constructing Knowledge Societies: New Challenges for Tertiary Education Book

	Foreword
	Acknowledgments
	Abbreviations
	Executive Summary
	Overview and Main Findings	1
1	The Changing Global Environment	7
	Knowledge as a Key Factor in Development	7
	The Information and Communication Revolution	13
	The Global Labor Market	17
	Political and Social Change	19
2	Contribution of Tertiary Education to Economic and Social Development	23
	Changing Education and Training Needs	24
	The Changing Tertiary Education Landscape	32
	New Modes of Organization and Operation	35
	Conclusion: Demise or Renewal of Traditional Tertiary Institutions?	41
3	Confronting the Old Challenges: The Continuing Crisis of Tertiary Education in Developing and Transition Countries	45
	The Need to Expand Tertiary Education	46
	Persisting Inequalities	52
	Problems of Quality and Relevance	58
	Change-Resistant Governance Structures and Rigid Management Practices	62
4	The Changing Nexus: Tertiary Education Institutions, the Marketplace, and the State	67
	The Rise of Market Forces in Tertiary Education	67
	Rationale for State Intervention	75
	The Evolving Role of the State: Guidance through an Enabling Framework and Appropriate Incentives	83
5	World Bank Support for Tertiary Education	99
	Assessment of Recent World Bank Experience in Tertiary Education, 1995-2001	100
	Directions for Future Bank Support	107
App. A	New Issues Facing Tertiary Education Systems and Institutions	131
App. B	Benchmarks for Measuring the Quality of Internet-Based Programs	134
App. C	Resource Diversification Matrix for Public Tertiary Institutions by Source and Category of Income	136
App. D	World Bank Tertiary Education Projects by Type of Intervention and by Region, Fiscal 1995-2001	138
App. E	Analytical Work in Tertiary Education by the World Bank, Fiscal 1995-2001	141
App. F	World Bank Lending for Tertiary Education: Graphical Overview	152
App. G	World Bank Group Tertiary Education Projects: Descriptions and Lessons	156
App. H	Knowledge-Sharing Initiatives of the World Bank Aimed at Bridging the Digital Divide	179
App. I	Promoting Science and Technology for Development: The World Bank's Millennium Science Initiative	182
App. J	Statistical Tables on Tertiary Education	185
App. K	Socioeconomic Inequities in Tertiary Education: Enrollment and Government Expenditure by Income Quintile	195
	Bibliography	197