JOURNAL OF THE PROGRAMME ON INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION Introduction to the Special Issue: Higher Education and Regional Development 9 11 Universities, Innovation and Regional Development: A View from the United States Mark Drabenstott 43 A World of Competitors: Assessing the US High-Tech Advantage and the Process of Globalisation John Aubrey Douglass 57 University Engagement: Avoidable Confusion and Inescapable Contradiction Chris Duke 87 Globally Competitive, Locally Engaged: The Case of Kentucky Aims C. McGuinness, Jr. 99 Provincial University of Lapland: Collaborating for Regional Development Ari Konu and Eero Pekkarinen 115 The Contribution of Higher Education to Regional Cultural Development in the North East of England Eric Cross and Helen Pickering 125 The Dilemma of the Modern University in Balancing Competitive Agendas: The USQ Experience Bill Lovegrove and John Clarke 139 Benchmarking University Community Engagement: Developing a National Approach in Australia Steve Garlick and Anne Langworthy 153 Societal and Economic Engagement of Universities in Finland: An Evaluation Model Jari Ritsilä, Mika Nieminen, Markku Sotarauta and Jukka Lahtonen 165 Higher Education Management and Policy JOURNAL OF THE PROGRAMME ON INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION Special Issue Higher Education and Regional Development Higher Education Management and Policy The Engagement of Higher Education Institutions in Regional Development: An Overview of the Opportunities and Challenges John Goddard and Jaana Puukka Volume 20, No. 2 2008 Higher Education Management and Policy Subscribers to this printed periodical are entitled to free online access. If you do not yet have online access via your institution’s network, contact your librarian or, if you subscribe personally, send an e-mail to
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