Government power in British higher education
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4965874 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rosalind M O Pritchard, Rosalind Pritchard (0000-0001-7854-7637, University of Ulster, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 253-265 |
| Publication date | 1994-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Higher Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0307-5079 • E-ISSN: 1470-174X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03075079412331381860 |
| OpenAlex | W2136338397 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 5 |
The main tenets of the British Conservative Government's conception of market forces are briefly stated. Recent attempts to turn British higher education into a market by manipulating funding methodologies are examined, and the conclusion is reached that the exercise of government power manifests a degree of interventionism which is at variance with the officially espoused doctrines of competition and the free market. It is argued that state control and regulation are becoming characteristic of a large number of capitalist societies, in part because the market will not function effectively otherwise. An implication for the Government is that it needs to modernise its ideology to keep pace with societal development; also, if planning has to be done by the state (as seems clear), then it needs to be done much more efficiently
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,28 |
| Citation span | 1997 - 2021 (25) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |