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Statism by Stealth? Market Orientation in British Higher Education

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Market orientation in higher education is an issue in many Western European countries and Britain1 is no exception. Although it is often unclear what is precisely meant by market orientation, in the British context it usually refers to giving institutions of higher education an incentive structure that is similar to organisations operating on a market.

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  1. Henno Theisens
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  1. Knowledge Center for Urban Development, Faculty of Business, Public Administration and Technology, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands

    Bas Denters

  2. Center for Higher Education Policy Studies, Faculty of Business, Public Administration and Technology, Netherlands Institute of Government, University of Twente, The Netherlands

    Oscar van Heffen

  3. Center for Higher Education Policy Studies, Faculty of Business, Public Administration and Technology, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands

    Jeroen Huisman

  4. Department of Political Science and Policy Studies, Faculty of Business, Public Administration and Technology, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands

    Pieter-Jan Klok

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Theisens, H. (2003). Statism by Stealth? Market Orientation in British Higher Education. In: Denters, B., van Heffen, O., Huisman, J., Klok, PJ. (eds) The Rise of Interactive Governance and Quasi-Markets. Library of Public Policy and Public Administration, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3457-8_10

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