The WTO and the university : globalization, GATS, and American higher education

Introduction -- The research questions -- A review of the literature -- Higher education as an international policy concern -- The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) -- The USTR, the GATS, and U.S. higher education as a tradable commodity -- The associations representing American higher education -- Negotiating the intersection of trade and U.S. higher education -- The associations' perceptions and concerns about free trade -- Understanding trade concerns through commodification theory -- Conclusions