Private Universities in Latin America: Research and Innovation in the Knowledge Economy

1. Introduction; Jorge Enrique Delgado and Gustavo Gregorutti PART I: REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT IMPACTING RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY IN LATIN AMERICA 2. Research as a new Challenge for the Latin America Private University; Claudio Rama and Gustavo Gregorutti 3. Latin American Private Universities in the Context of Competition and Research Productivity; Jorge Enrique Delgado 4. Quality Assurance and Public Policy Research Funding: Their Impact on Private Universities in Argentina; Ana García de Fanelli and Ángela Corengia 5. Institutional Frameworks and Scientific Productivity in Chile and Colombia 1950-2012; Pedro Pineda PART II: SUCCESSFUL CASES OF RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY AT PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES 6. A Research and Innovation Ecosystem Model for Private Universities: The Monterrey Institute of Technology Experience; Francisco J. Cantú-Ortiz 7. The Emergence of the Puebla State Popular Autonomous University as a Successful Mexican Research University; Stephen P. Wanger and Édgar Apanecatl-Ibarra 8. Central American Outliers: Leveraging International Cooperation for Research Productivity; Nanette Svenson 9. Research and Knowledge Production in the Private Sector: the Brazilian Experience; Elizabeth Balbachevsky and Antonio José Botelho 10. Contributions from a Private University in Peru: The Case of the Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University; José Anicama and José Livia 11. Research and Incentives: The Case of Two Private Universities in Argentina; Marcelo Rabossi 12. Private University Strategies to Promote Knowledge Production: Development of a Graduate Program in Biotechnology in Uruguay; Enrique Martínez Larrechea and Adriana Chiancone 13. Conclusion; Gustavo Gregorutti and Jorge Enrique Delgado