academic capitalism

Social scientists have been seeking conceptual terminology that captures how and why universities are engaging in direct and indirect market activity. Sociologist Steve G. Hoffman argues that, in the United States, several key trends have developed from the late 1970s to the present period that warr...

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Published in:	Contexts (Berkeley, Calif.) Vol. 11; no. 4; pp. 12 - 13
Main Author:	hoffman, steve g.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Los Angeles, CA American Sociological Association 01-11-2012 SAGE Publications SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects:	Capitalism Colleges & universities jargon Marketing United States > US entrepreneurial university academic labor market neoliberal university Steve G. Hoffman new economy knowledge capitalization commercialization knowledge production academic capitalism knowledge economy
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Summary:	Social scientists have been seeking conceptual terminology that captures how and why universities are engaging in direct and indirect market activity. Sociologist Steve G. Hoffman argues that, in the United States, several key trends have developed from the late 1970s to the present period that warrant the term “academic capitalism.”
ISSN:	1536-5042 1537-6052
DOI:	10.1177/1536504212466325