Publisher's Synopsis
This volume discusses the relationship between the Rockefeller Foundation, a private philanthropic organization in the USA, and 15 universities in 12 developing countries throughout a 20-year period. Split into four parts, it describes the formation of the Rockefeller Foundation Program and the dimensions to be examined. It then presents case studies, and looks at the process of institution building and the critical issues of university development in the Third World. Finally, it attempts to draw some conclusions about the process of university development from the specific Foundation experience.
