The determinants of quality national higher education systems

@article{Williams2013TheDO,
  title={The determinants of quality national higher education systems},
  author={Ross A. Williams and Ga{\'e}tan de Rassenfosse and Paul H. Jensen and Simon Marginson},
  journal={Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management},
  year={2013},
  volume={35},
  pages={599 - 611}
}
This paper evaluates the performance of national higher education systems in 48 countries as measured with 20 variables grouped under the four headings of Resources, Environment, Connectivity and Output. Rankings within each module are then combined into an overall ranking that is topped by the United States followed by Sweden, Canada, Finland and Denmark. Relationships between different attributes are explored. Countries ranked highest on output tend to be ranked highly on resources. Research… 
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