The Changing of the Guard

The Political Economy of Administrative Bloat in American Higher Education

Originally published in Unprofitable Schooling

Most economies advance by simultaneously decreasing costs and increasing quality. Unfortunately, when it comes to higher education, this has been turned on its head. Costs keep rising while quality declines. How has this happened? What can be done?

This chapter addresss part of this puzzle by examining the administrative bloat in American higher education.

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