Is higher education a public good? : a view from Serbian perspective

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Author	TURAJLIC, Srbijanka
Title	Is higher education a public good? : a view from Serbian perspective
Publication year	2003
Source/Footnote	In: Higher education in Europe. - 28 (2003) 3, S. 349 - 352
Inventory number	17001
Keywords	Ausland : Jugoslawien : Hochschulwesen allgemein ; Hochschule und Öffentlichkeit ; Hochschule : gegenwärtige Situation ; Hochschule : Idee und Aufgabe
Abstract	With particular reference to Serbia, the author discusses the claim that higher education is a public good and must be fully supported by the public authorities. She examines the proposition from an economic perspective, a legal perspective, and a normative political perspective and concludes that any scheme that offers free education to some while requiring others to pay tuition fees will be perceived as unfair by those who have to pay. And the situation of higher education in Serbia cannot improve until the general economic situation of the country improves. (HRK / Abstract übernommen)