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Rent‐Seeking and Acceptance of Reforms in Higher Education

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  • Michael Mitsopoulos
  • Theodore Pelagidis

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Resistance to reduced government intervention in the management of higher education institutions is commonly observed in Continental Europe. We offer a theoretical argument to describe how rent seeking through ex‐ante fierce resistance to reform in tertiary education is compatible with a widespread ex‐post adoption of reforms which liberate universities from suffocating state control.

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  • Michael Mitsopoulos & Theodore Pelagidis, 2007. "Rent‐Seeking and Acceptance of Reforms in Higher Education," Journal of Economic Policy Reform, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 10(3), pages 177-192.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jecprf:v:10:y:2007:i:3:p:177-192
    DOI: 10.1080/17487870701447502
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