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Higher Education and Social Policy: The Case of the United States

In: Labor and Employment Relations in a Globalized World

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  • Risa L. Lieberwitz

    (Cornell University)

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The institutional character of U.S. universities and colleges has been based, traditionally, on the social policies of public mission and academic freedom. In a liberal democracy, this distinguishes the university from private for-profit economic institutions. However, universities have sought to maintain independence from industry, while simultaneously interacting with it. Since the 1980s, this negotiation has been affected by the growth of privatization policies that have encouraged universities to expand their relationships in the private economic sphere through increased market activities. This chapter explores the negative consequences of such privatization policy on the university’s independence and its public mission. This study addresses, as well, how these developments alter traditional values of faculty academic freedom and the communal culture of the university.

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  • Risa L. Lieberwitz, 2014. "Higher Education and Social Policy: The Case of the United States," Contributions to Economics, in: Toker Dereli & Y. Pinar Soykut-Sarica & Asli Şen-Taşbaşi (ed.), Labor and Employment Relations in a Globalized World, edition 127, chapter 0, pages 115-131, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:conchp:978-3-319-04349-4_5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-04349-4_5
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