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245 10 a| Unequal colleges in the age of disparityh| [electronic resource] /c| Charles T. Clotfelter.;

260 a| Cambridge, Massachusetts :b| The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press,c| [ 2017];

300 a| 439 pages ;c| 25 cm;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages [409]-424) and index.;

505 0 a| Part I: Context -- 1. Unequal colleges -- 2. System, industry, or crazy quilt? -- 3. Snapshot, circa 1970 -- 4. Outside forces -- Part II. Supply -- 5. The inequality dividend -- 6. Zero-sum competition -- 7. Evolution in the core business -- Part III. Demand -- 8. Scholastic segregation -- 9. Economic stratification -- 10. Sorting by seriousness -- 11. Sorting by belief? -- Part IV. Consequences -- 12. Outcomes -- 13. Why it matters -- Appendix: the dwindling share of places at elite colleges -- Notes..;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| It is commonly supposed that colleges help to reduce inequality by providing paths for individuals to rise beyond modest origins. Reviewing evidence from more than 1,000 colleges, elite and not, the author argues that baccalaureate education's power to reduce inequality has actually declined, because the colleges themselves have become more unequal. Unequal Colleges in the Age of Disparity describes the market for baccalaureate education over the last four decades, paying attention to both the demand side and supply side of the market. It is an historical analysis of a large and variegated industry, described in terms - such as "firm," "consumer," and "market power" - rarely applied to it, that explain this increasing inequality.--c| Provided by publisher;

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Unequal colleges in the age of disparity / Charles T. Clotfelter.

Author/creator	Clotfelter, Charles T.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, [ 2017]
Description	439 pages ; 25 cm
Supplemental Content	Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subjects	Universities and colleges--United States. Universities and colleges--United States. --Sociological aspects. Education, Higher--Economic aspects. --United States. Educational equalization--United States. College students--United States. --Economic conditions. College students--United States. --Social conditions.

Contents	Part I: Context -- 1. Unequal colleges -- 2. System, industry, or crazy quilt? -- 3. Snapshot, circa 1970 -- 4. Outside forces -- Part II. Supply -- 5. The inequality dividend -- 6. Zero-sum competition -- 7. Evolution in the core business -- Part III. Demand -- 8. Scholastic segregation -- 9. Economic stratification -- 10. Sorting by seriousness -- 11. Sorting by belief? -- Part IV. Consequences -- 12. Outcomes -- 13. Why it matters -- Appendix: the dwindling share of places at elite colleges -- Notes..
Abstract	It is commonly supposed that colleges help to reduce inequality by providing paths for individuals to rise beyond modest origins. Reviewing evidence from more than 1,000 colleges, elite and not, the author argues that baccalaureate education's power to reduce inequality has actually declined, because the colleges themselves have become more unequal. Unequal Colleges in the Age of Disparity describes the market for baccalaureate education over the last four decades, paying attention to both the demand side and supply side of the market. It is an historical analysis of a large and variegated industry, described in terms - such as "firm," "consumer," and "market power" - rarely applied to it, that explain this increasing inequality.-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages [409]-424) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2017016457
ISBN	9780674975712 (cloth)

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