Public-Private Dynamics in Higher Education in the Western Balkans

Are Governments Leveling the Playing Field

Bibliographic Data

ID6060042
AuthorsManja Klemenčič (0000-0003-4956-2584, ,, corresponding author), Pavel Zgaga (0000-0002-0989-0367, ,)
Year2014
Volume46
Issue3
Pages31-54
Publication date2014-10-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEuropean Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1056-4934 • E-ISSN: 1944-7086
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.2753/eue1056-4934460302
OpenAlexW2268206854
LanguageEN
Citations received5

The article analyzes the public-private dynamics in the context of eight Western Balkan countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, and Slovenia). This article examines whether and to what extent these governments “level the playing field” between private and public higher education providers, not in the sense that they have equal chances to succeed, but that they all play by the same set of rules and are able to compete fairly. The article first addresses the emergence of a private higher education sector and the access of this sector to public resources. Next, it discusses the extent of “privatization” of public higher education institutions and whether these are prompted to be more market oriented. We find that the boundaries between the public and private sectors are blurred and the relations aggravated while each of the sectors is faced with its own set of challenges to legitimacy and long-term financial sustainability

Business · Economic growth · Economics · Economy · Geography · Higher education · Legitimacy · Montenegro · Political science · Politics · Private sector · Public sector · Regional science · Sociology · Sustainability · Higher Education Governance and Development · Law · Public Administration

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