Higher Education as a Public Good
Higher Education as a Public Good
Author(s): Miroslav Nedelchev, Yulia NedelchevaSubject(s): Social Sciences, Education, Sociology, Higher Education , History of Education, State/Government and Education, Social development, Sociology of the arts, business, education, Globalization, Sociology of Education
Published by: Национално издателство за образование и наука „Аз-буки“
Keywords: knowledge; public benefits; welfare economics; social capital
Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the article is to determine whether higher education is a public good. The society dynamics sets up the nature and functions of higher education. The nexus of interests of society, state and business leads to an umbrella of definitions for public good. The results of the article show that as a good the higher education can has different forms – public, private and other forms of good. The specific form of good depends on the status and need of the consumer of knowledge, as well as on the state possibilities for financing and regulation of higher education. We define higher education as a public good in performing specific functions in society.
Journal: Стратегии на образователната и научната политика
- Issue Year: 28/2020
- Issue No: 6
- Page Range: 589-605
- Page Count: 17
- Language: English
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