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The Role of Internal and External Stakeholders

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Higher Education in the BRICS Countries

Part of the book series: Higher Education Dynamics ((HEDY,volume 44))

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The importance attributed to stakeholder issues in contemporary higher education affairs across the globe is a reflection of the changing nature of the social pact between higher education and society, brokered via the state, with new notions of trust and accountability as well as responsiveness to societal needs and demands as key attributes. This chapter takes stock of the key findings across the BRICS as per the individual contributions presented in part III of this volume.

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Notes

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    Consult Giavezzi et al. (2005) for the relation between inflation and debt in Brazil in the period 1999 and 2003.

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    For a thorough analysis of one such regulatory body—the University Grants Committee—see Singh (2004).

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    For a recent discussion on the autonomy enjoyed by Indian universities consult Powar (2002, pp. 160–166).

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  1. Department of Political Science and Management Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Agder, Gimlemoen 25H, 4630, Kristiansand, Norway

    Rómulo Pinheiro

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  1. Institute for Studies on Labor & Society, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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  2. Faculty of Education, University of Oslo, Kristiansand S., Norway

    Rómulo Pinheiro

  3. University of Witwatersrand Grad. School of Public & Development, Johannesburg, South Africa

    Pundy Pillay

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Pinheiro, R. (2015). The Role of Internal and External Stakeholders. In: Schwartzman, S., Pinheiro, R., Pillay, P. (eds) Higher Education in the BRICS Countries. Higher Education Dynamics, vol 44. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9570-8_3

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