{"title":"Miguel Urquiola","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMiguel Urquiola's\u003c\/strong\u003e works delve into the intricate relationships between markets, economics, and education. His writing offers insightful analysis that challenges traditional perspectives, encouraging readers to consider how financial systems and human behaviour interact within educational frameworks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIdeal for those interested in \u003cem\u003eeducation and reference\u003c\/em\u003e, Urquiola’s books blend rigorous research with accessible explanations, making complex concepts approachable without sacrificing depth. His thoughtful exploration of economic principles provides a meaningful resource for scholars and curious minds alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"markets-minds-and-money-by-miguel-urquiola-9780674244238","title":"Markets, Minds, and Money","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA colourful history of US research universities, and a market-based theory of their global success.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmerican education has its share of problems, but it excels in at least one area: university-based research. That's why American universities have produced more Nobel Prize winners than those of the next twenty-nine countries combined. Economist Miguel Urquiola argues that the principal source of this triumph is a free-market approach to higher education.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUntil the late nineteenth century, research at American universities was largely an afterthought, suffering for the same reason that it now prospers: the free market permits institutional self-rule. Most universities exploited that flexibility to provide what well-heeled families and church benefactors wanted. They taught denominationally appropriate materials and produced the next generation of regional elites, no matter the students'—or their instructors'—competence. These schools were nothing like the German universities that led the world in research and advanced training.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe American system only began to shift when certain universities, free to change their business model, realised there was demand in the industrial economy for students who were taught by experts and sorted by talent rather than breeding. Cornell and Johns Hopkins led the way, followed by Harvard, Columbia, and a few dozen others that remain centres of research. By the 1920s, the United States was well on its way to producing the best university research.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFree markets are not the solution for all educational problems. Urquiola explains why they are less successful at the primary and secondary level, areas in which the United States often lags. But the entrepreneurial spirit has certainly been the key to American leadership in the research sector that is so crucial to economic success.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471106818284,"sku":"9780674244238","price":75.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780674244238-markets-minds-and-money.jpg?v=1775234397"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/miguel-urquiola.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}