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The Role of Elite Universities in National Higher Education and Research Systems, and the Challenges of Prosecuting the Case for Concentrating Public Investment in their Development in Australia

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Around the world there is an interest on the part of governments in the capacity and performance of elite research universities within national higher education and innovation systems (Salmi, 2009). However, the level of interest and initiative varies, and for many countries, the motives are mixed and the measures vexed (Altbach and Balan, 2007).

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Gallagher, M. (2011). The Role of Elite Universities in National Higher Education and Research Systems, and the Challenges of Prosecuting the Case for Concentrating Public Investment in their Development in Australia. In: Liu, N.C., Wang, Q., Cheng, Y. (eds) Paths to a World-Class University. Global Perspectives on Higher Education, vol 23. SensePublishers. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-355-6_2

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