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Peer reviewedNelson, Joel I. – Social Science Quarterly, 1992
Reports on a study that questions whether private enterprise can maintain quality while reducing costs of providing social welfare services. Reviews three aspects of privatization: (1) competitive markets; (2) rationality; and (3) cost reduction. Concludes by questioning a central claim of economic theory: that free markets and private firms are…
Descriptors: Capitalism, Civil Rights, Economics, Free Enterprise System
Direct linkSumsion, Jennifer – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2006
This article uses an ethical audit framework proposed by Cribb and Ball to critically analyze the possible implications of the rapid growth of corporatized childcare in Australia. In particular, it seeks to examine how corporatization affects childcare service provision and whether it conflicts with other social goals. Noting the paucity of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Ethics, Privatization, Policy Analysis
Download full textPike, Robert M. – Canadian Journal of Higher Education, 1991
This paper reviews the development of the public monopoly of degree-granting institutions of higher education in Ontario, Canada. It examines arguments for private universities which suggest improved accessibility, diversity, and quality and finds the arguments to be insufficiently strong. A recommendation is made for improvement of Ontario's…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Policy, Educational Quality, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedZumeta, William – Journal of Higher Education, 1992
Survey data are presented on major state policies affecting private higher education, addressing state spending on undergraduate student aid grants, state funding (besides student aid) to private colleges/universities, state policies toward tuition in public higher education, and involvement of the private sector in state planning. States are…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Expenditures, Government Role, Government School Relationship
Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 1996
This paper is the third in a series of yearly efforts to identify the top public-policy issues facing higher education. Each of the 10 issues is discussed in terms of likely developments in 1996 and the near future, the issue's various aspects, and sources of further information on the issue. Issues identified and discussed are: (1) cost…
Descriptors: Accountability, Affirmative Action, Cost Effectiveness, Distance Education
Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 1997
This paper is the fourth in a series of yearly efforts to identify the top 10 public-policy issues facing higher education. Each of the issues is discussed in terms of likely developments in 1997-98, the issue's various aspects, and sources of further information. Issues identified are: (1) the Higher Education Act Reauthorization (issues relating…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Affirmative Action, Copyrights, Economic Development
