eprintid: 1542179
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creators_name: Marginson, S
title: Public/private in higher education: a synthesis of economic and political approaches
ispublished: pub
divisions: UCL
divisions: B16
divisions: B14
keywords: Role of higher education, equality, neoliberalism, public policy, education market
note: This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Studies in Higher Education on 13 Apr 2016, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/03075079.2016.1168797.
abstract: The public/private distinction is central to higher education but there is no consensus on ‘public’. In neo-classical economic theory, Samuelson distinguishes non-market goods (public) that cannot be produced for profit, from market-based activity (private). This provides a basis for identifying the minimum necessary public expenditure, but does not effectively encompass collective goods, or normative elements. In political theory ‘public’ is often understood as state ownership and/or control. Dewey regards social transactions as ‘public’ when they have relational consequences for persons other than those directly engaged, and so become matters of state concern. This is more inclusive than Samuelson but without limit on costs. Neither definition is wholly satisfactory, each offers something, and each can be used to critically interrogate the other. The article synthesises the two approaches, applying the resulting analytical framework with four quadrants (civil society, social democracy, state quasi-market and commercial market) to higher education and research.
date: 2018
date_type: published
official_url: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2016.1168797
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full_text_type: other
language: eng
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doi: 10.1080/03075079.2016.1168797
lyricists_name: Marginson, Simon
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actors_name: Marginson, Simon
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actors_role: owner
full_text_status: public
publication: Studies in Higher Education
volume: 43
number: 2
pagerange: 322-337
issn: 1470-174X
citation:        Marginson, S;      (2018)    Public/private in higher education: a synthesis of economic and political approaches.                   Studies in Higher Education , 43  (2)   pp. 322-337.    10.1080/03075079.2016.1168797 <https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2016.1168797>.       Green open access   
 
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