Ideas and institutions in American political development -- Why the university? a uniquely positioned institution -- The Morrill Act of 1862 and coordination shaping the American university and the American state -- Beyond the Morrill Act : developing partnerships in the "loosely coupled" era -- Beyond service : the development of universities as independent agents -- The origins of formal alignment : the national university movement and the creation of the AAU -- Working for service : the rise of formal alignment and the furtherance of agency -- Facilitating shared service : formal alignment and active partnerships -- The modern university and the question of contemporary public service
