Reshaping the university : the rise of the regulated market in higher education / David Palfreyman and Ted Tapper.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The governance of British higher education: state, market, and institutional decision-making -- Exploring the unitary model: a diversity of definitions -- The Dearing report: sustaining British higher education as a system -- Universities and markets: (I) Historical background and contemporary context -- Universities and markets: (II) Theory and critical debate -- The student as consumer: legal framework and practical reality -- The rise of the research agenda: redefining the academic mission -- The globalization of higher education: coping with rankings and league tables while delivering more and charging less -- The HE industry: speaking with more than one voice -- Responding to the state-regulated market: higher education institutions under duress -- The descent from acropolis to agora: the entry of the for-profits -- From public good to market-place: from provider state to regulatory state.