Financing Higher Education in Latin America

Latin American countries have been enjoying a strong growth during the 2000s for the first time since the debt crisis of the 1980s. This article focuses on some of the changes that took place during these boom years with regard to public and private funds earmarked for tertiary education, some conse...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Garcia, Ana Maria
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/34981
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/34981
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:HIGHER EDUCATION
FINANCING HIGHER EDUCATION
LATIN AMERICA
EQUITY
FUNDING MECHANISMS
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Sumario:Latin American countries have been enjoying a strong growth during the 2000s for the first time since the debt crisis of the 1980s. This article focuses on some of the changes that took place during these boom years with regard to public and private funds earmarked for tertiary education, some consequences of this funding pattern in terms of equity, and the main innovations in funding mechanisms put in place to allocate public funds.