Recognizing that institutes of higher education function simultaneously in local and global contexts, this volume explores the applications of domestic and glob

Governments are becoming increasingly aware of the important contribution that high performance universities make to competitiveness and economic growth. This b

"Higher education in Latin America and the Caribbean has expanded dramatically in the past 15 years, as the average gross enrollment rate has more than doubled,

Every year, the World Bank’s World Development Report (WDR) features a topic of central importance to global development. The 2018 WDR—LEARNING to Realize E

Bridging the gap between higher education research and policy making was always a challenge, but the recent calls for more evidence-based policies have opened a