The Political Economy of Higher Education Finance: The Politics of Tuition Fees and Subsidies in OECD Countries,1945-2015

by Julian Garritzmann

This book analyzes the political economy of higher education finance across a range of OECD countries, exploring why some students pay extortionate tuition fees whilst for others their education is free. What are the redistributional consequences of these different tuition-subsidy systems? Analysing the variety of existing systems, Garritzmann shows that across the advanced democracies "Four Worlds of Student Finance" exist. Historically, however,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319299123
• ISBN13: 9783319299129
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 319 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 8.6"