Introduction
David W. Breneman
Part I. Theory
1. The Contemporary Provision of For-Profit Higher Education: Mapping the Competitive Market
David W. Breneman, Brian Pusser, and Sarah E. Turner
2. Higher Education, Markets, and the Preservation of the Public Good
Brian Pusser
3. For-Profit Colleges in the Context of the Market for Higher Education
Sarah E. Turner
Part II. Practice
4. The University of Phoenix: Icon of For-Profit Higher Education
David W. Breneman
5. Profit Centers in Service to the Academic Core
Dudley J. Doane and Brian Pusser
6. The Market for Higher Education at a Distance: Traditional Institutions and the Costs of Instructional Technology
Saul Fisher
Part III. Political Economy
7. Capital Romance: Why Wall Street Fell in Love with Higher Education
Andreas Ortmann
8. A Crowded Lobby: Nonprofit and For-Profit Universities in the Emerging Politics of Higher Education
Brian Pusser and David A. Wolcott
Contributors
Index