Overview

In this study of the attempts to export the modern Western university, its ideas, and its form to the Third World, Daniel C. Levy examines the development assistance provided by the Ford Foundation, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and the InterAmerican Development Bank and their relations with local partners in Latin America in the 1960s and 1970s. Levy considers the funders, how they selected partners, which countries and institutions were favored, and to what effect. Based on meticulous research and careful analysis, the book provides a detailed look at philanthropic assistance to the region during the era of modernization and development in Latin America. Daniel C. Levy is Distinguished Professor of Educational Administration and Policy Studies at the State University of New York at Albany. His book Building the Third Sector won the 1997 ARNOVA prize for best book.

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Author:   Daniel C. Levy
Publisher:   Indiana University Press
Imprint:   Indiana University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.730kg
ISBN:  

9780253345776

ISBN 10:   0253345774
Pages:   277
Publication Date:   15 June 2005
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Unknown
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Contents<\> Preface and Acknowledgments List of Acronyms Introduction: To Export Progress 1. Perspectives on Change 2. Givers and Receivers 3. Modernizing the System: Diversification and Expansion 4. Institution Building: Centralizing the University<\> 5. Academic Work 6. Promise and Performance in Exporting Progress Appendixes A. GDP Price Multiplier B. Interviews C. IDB Documents D. Federalism's Parallels to Assistance on the Philanthropic Ideal Type E. Data on Three Main Donors: Sources and Coverage F. Population of Latin America, 195585 G. Enrollment in Latin American Higher Education, 195585 H. Ford Foundation Grants to Latin American Universities by Nation, 195984 I. AID Assistance by Nation and Year J. IDB Higher Education Allocations, 196284 K. LASPAU Scholarships to Latin American Students by Nation and Year L. Enrollment in Spanish America: National Universities and Total Systems M. Enrollment in Spanish America: National Universities and Public Sector N. Enrollment in Latin America: Private Universities and Total Systems O. Ford Foundation Grants to Spanish American Universities by Institutional Type and Nation, 195984 P. AID to Spanish American Universities by Institutional Type and Nation, 195069 Q. IDB Assistance to Latin American Higher Education by Institutional Type and Nation, 196284 R. Assistance by Field of Study in 1960s (in percentages) S. Domestic Enrollment by Field of Study, 195585 Notes References Index

Reviews

<p>Due to the breadth of its scope, the book has several potential targets: scholars of international and comparative education, Latin American historians, higher education researchers, and those interested in the difficult relationship between donors and recipients in Latin America. Yet of all the contributions this book makes, the reserved yet optimistic conclusion that assistance in Latin America actually led to progress may be the most important. Those working in the trenches of development work take note: what you're doing matters, and Daniel Levy has the evidence to prove it.--THOMAS F. LUSCHEI, Florida State University Comparative Education Review (01/01/2006)

<p>. .. Levy's book renews our awareness of the continuing presence andhistorical effect of U.S.-exported models upon our own institutions and ouruniversity traditions and identities. -- Imanol Ordorika, Universidad NacionalAut?noma de M?xico, ACADEME Online, Jan.-Feb. 2007

Author Information

Daniel C. Levy is Distinguished Professor of Educational Administration and Policy Studies at the State University of New York at Albany. His book Building the Third Sector won the 1997 ARNOVA prize for best book.

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