The governance of post‐secondary education systems in British Columbia and Ontario

Path dependence and provincial policy

Bibliographic Data

ID9783760
AuthorsRobert Harmsen (0000-0001-9750-6726, University of Luxembourg, corresponding author), Allan Tupper (University of Luxembourg)
Year2017
Volume60
Issue3
Pages349-368
Publication date2017-09-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCanadian Public Administration (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0008-4840 • E-ISSN: 1754-7121
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/capa.12220
OpenAlexW2423398850
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited19

Provincial governments retain an essentially unrestricted jurisdictional autonomy as regards the structuring and coordination of post‐secondary education (PSE) systems. It is at the provincial level that crucial balances must be struck between the competing demands placed on costly PSE systems. This article develops a comparative historical analysis of the British Columbia and Ontario cases in this relatively neglected area of provincial public management. Strong path‐dependent logics are identified in both cases, anchored in interconnected networks of institutional and local interests. Current developments in both provinces are assessed against the background of these longer‐term historical patterns and in relation to wider international trends

Autonomy · Corporate governance · Decentralization · Economics · Geography · Management · Path (computing · Path dependence · Political science · Regional science · Relation (database · Structuring · Term (time · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · Political Systems and Governance · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies

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