DO UNIVERSITIES HELP THE ECONOMY? THE CASE OF THE DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE

This article analyses the relationship between a dispersed‐campus regional university in Greece, the Democritus University of Thrace, and the local economy. The author is led to conclude that little connection or balance exists between the financial consequences of the operation of the university and regional development. The presence of the university has increased consumption without having created new jobs or research areas linked to the social structure or to the economic needs of the region.

* This article was first read by the author at the Tenth General Conference of the Centre for Research and Innovation in Education (CERI); OECD, Paris, 5‐7 September, 1990.

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* This article was first read by the author at the Tenth General Conference of the Centre for Research and Innovation in Education (CERI); OECD, Paris, 5‐7 September, 1990.