Runaway College Costs - How College Governing Boards Fail to Protect Their Students

Providing the first rigorous empirical evidence of the impact that various modes of governance have had not only on tuition and fees but on a half-dozen measures of institutional performance, this book will be of serious interest to governors, legislators, public university board members and their staffs, those interested in supporting the traditional goals of public higher education, and of course students and their parents, as well as taxpayers.

About the author

James V. Koch is the Board of Visitors Professor of Economics Emeritus and president emeritus at Old Dominion University. He served as president of the University of Montana from 1986 to 1990. He is the author or coauthor of numerous books, including The Caterpillar Way: Lessons in Leadership, Growth, and Shareholder Value and The Impoverishment of the American College Student.Richard J. Cebula is Affiliate Professor in the Department of Economics and at The Center for Study of Public Choice at George Mason University.He is the author, coauthor, or coeditor of numerous books, including Economic Behavior, Economic Freedom, and Entrepreneurship.

Product details

• Authors: Richard J. Cebula, Richard J. (Walker/Wells Fargo Endowed Chair in Finance Cebula, Cebula Richard J., James V. Koch, James V. (Board of Visitors Professor of Eco Koch, James V. (Board of Visitors Professor of Economics Emeritus and President Emeritus Koch, Koch James V.
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9781421438887
• ISBN: 978-1-4214-3888-7
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; EDUCATION / Administration / General, EDUCATION / Leadership, Educational strategies & policy, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Educational administration & organization, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher