National Ranking Systems

A World-Class Country without World-Class Higher Education: India's 21st Century Dilemma, International Higher Education, Summer 2005.—Author suggests that in order for Indian economic development to continue, the government must better support nationally prominent research universities and develop them into world-class institutions.

International Higher Education: Reflections on Policy and Practice, Boston College Center for International Higher Education, August 2006.—Contains a number of chapters on issues related to world-class universities and rankings, including ‘The Costs and Benefits of World-Class Universities,’ ‘The Dilemmas of Ranking,’ and ‘A World-Class Country without World-Class Higher Education: India's 21st Century Dilemma.’