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The Australian Universities: A Study In Public Policy Failure

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  • Frank Milne

    (Queen's University)

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Over the last decade and a half, the Australian Universities have been subjected to a series of reforms introduced by the Australian Commonwealth Government. This paper discusses these reforms, subsequent policy changes, and their impact on the Australian university system. I will argue that the experience has been a disaster and will have long-term adverse effects on the Australian universities, the faculty, the education of university graduates and a detrimental, long term impact on the Australian economy and society. Not all the reforms were ill-judged: a few of the changes imposed on the system were sensible ideas, but the overall impact has been to diminish the quality of the university system and lead to a serious brain drain of quality academics.

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  • Frank Milne, 2001. "The Australian Universities: A Study In Public Policy Failure," Working Paper 1080, Economics Department, Queen's University.
    • Handle: RePEc:qed:wpaper:1080
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    Keywords

    Australia; Higher Education Policy Failure; Universities;
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    JEL classification:

    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
    • I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy

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