Missions impossible : (Record no. 31147)
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| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | om998689214 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | EG-ScBUE |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20260218151119.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 190801s2020 ua a f b 001 0 eng d |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9789774169632 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | YDX |
| Language of cataloging | eng |
| Description conventions | rda |
| Transcribing agency | YDX |
| Modifying agency | BDX |
| -- | OCLCQ |
| -- | YDXIT |
| -- | OCLCF |
| -- | OCLCO |
| -- | MEAUC |
| -- | EG-ScBUE |
| 043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE | |
| Geographic area code | ma----- |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 379.174927 |
| Edition number | 22 |
| Item number | WAT |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Waterbury, John, |
| Relator term | author. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Missions impossible : |
| Remainder of title | higher education and policymaking in the Arab world / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | John Waterbury. |
| 264 #1 - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | Cairo ; |
| -- | New York : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | The American University in Cairo Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2020. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xxi, 409 pages : |
| Other physical details | illustrations ; |
| Dimensions | 24 cm |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
| 337 ## - MEDIA TYPE | |
| Media type term | unmediated |
| Media type code | n |
| Source | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier type term | volume |
| Carrier type code | nc |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references and index.<br/> |
| 520 8# - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | None of the momentous challenges Arab universities face is unique either in kind or degree. Other societies exhibit some of the same pathologies-insufficient resources, high drop-out rates, feeble contributions to research and development, inappropriate skill formation for existing job markets, weak research incentive structures, weak institutional autonomy, and co-optation into the political order. But, it may be that the concentration of these pathologies and their depth is what sets the Arab world apart.0Missions Impossible seeks to explain the process of policymaking in higher education in the Arab world, a process that is shaped by the region's politics of autocratic rule. Higher education in the Arab world is directly linked to crises in economic growth, social inequality and, as a result, regime survival. If unsuccessful, higher education could be the catalyst to regime collapse. If successful, it could be the catalyst to sustained growth and innovation-but that, too, could unleash forces that the region's autocrats are unable to control. Leaders are risk-averse and therefore implement policies that tame the universities politically but in the process sap their capabilities for innovation and knowledge creation. The result is sub-optimal and, argues John Waterbury in this thought-provoking study, unsustainable.0Skillfully integrating international debates on higher education with rich and empirically informed analysis of the governance and finance of higher education in the Arab world today, Missions Impossible explores and dissects the manifold dilemmas that lie at the heart of educational reform and examines possible paths forward. |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Higher education and state |
| Geographic subdivision | Arab countries. |
| Source of heading or term | BUEsh |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Education, Higher |
| Geographic subdivision | Arab countries. |
| Source of heading or term | BUEsh |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Universities and colleges |
| Geographic subdivision | Arab countries. |
| Source of heading or term | BUEsh |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Arrived date list | February2026 |
| Resource For college | Generalities |
| 655 ## - INDEX TERM--GENRE/FORM | |
| Form subdivision | Reading book |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | Book - Borrowing |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Cost, replacement price | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | AUC | Central Library | Central Library | First floor | 18/02/2026 | Purchase | 960.00 | 379.174927 WAT | 000057555 | 18/02/2026 | 1200.00 | 18/02/2026 | Book - Borrowing |