State and Market in Higher Education Reforms Trends, Policies and Experiences in Comparative Perspective /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Schuetze, Hans G. (Editor), Mendiola, Germán Álvarez (Editor), Conrad, Diane (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Rotterdam : SensePublishers : Imprint: SensePublishers, 2012.
• Series: Comparative and International Education, A Diversity of Voices ; 13
• Subjects: Education.; Education, general.

Universities have never been static. Even so, it is fair to say they have experienced a most radical transformation in the past twenty years. During this period, the role and responsibility of the state generally have been broadly limited while allowing ‘market forces’--private ownership and control...