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Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4947890 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bernard Longden (Liverpool Hope University), Charles Bélanger, Charles H Bélanger (0000-0002-8407-9689, Laurentian University) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 501-522 |
| Publication date | 2013-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1360-080X • E-ISSN: 1469-9508 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1360080x.2013.825417 |
| OpenAlex | W2001417314 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 2 |
Funding higher education has increasingly become a paradox for many nation states. The paradox rests with the recognition that the nation state acknowledges that university education has long-term benefits for the state with a better educated society, an increased opportunity to provide an innovative, creative and high technology work force for economic growth. Against this foil is the global austerity facing many countries, challenging the state to reduce the fiscal debt. The article seeks a ‘third way’ through the paradox using a dialectic argument
Argument (complex analysis · Austerity · Debt · Dialectic · Economic growth · Economics · Higher education · Market economy · Monopoly · Political science · State (computer science · Work (physics · Higher Education Governance and Development · Law · Public Administration · Finance
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2023 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |