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Jon (Ed) Nixon - Higher Education in Austerity Europe - 9781474277266 - V9781474277266
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Higher Education in Austerity Europe

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Description for Higher Education in Austerity Europe Hardback. Editor(s): Nixon, Jon. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0-10 bw illus. BIC Classification: 1D; JNF; JNM. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
The financial crisis of 2007/2008 prompted governments across Europe to adopt austerity measures aimed at the reduction of their escalating budget deficits. Higher Education in Austerity Europe explores how the resulting cuts in public expenditure - together with the increasing reliance on the privatisation of services - have impacted on higher education directly through the reduction of public sector provision and indirectly as a result of the social and political consequences of that reduction. Moreover, it explores how the effects of these economic policies have differed markedly across the national regions of Europe, with the result that inequality has increased ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781474277266
SKU
V9781474277266
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About Jon (Ed) Nixon
Jon Nixon is Honorary Professor in the Center for Lifelong Learning Research and Development at The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Reviews for Higher Education in Austerity Europe
Higher Education in Austerity Europe is an exceptionally important book. It provides us both with nuanced critical analyses of what is happening in higher education in a time of austerity and with paths that might be taken if we are to interrupt these dangerous policies and their effects.
Michael W. Apple, John Bascom Professor of Education, University ... Read more

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