Abstract
Virtually all the discussion of collective good associated with the debate about the increase in university tuition fees in England has been framed by national concerns to ensure Britain’s universities remain ‘world-class’. The term ‘world-class’ denotes intrinsic achievement. But it also implies rank order and attendant inequalities. What forms does global inequality in higher education take and what’s wrong with it?
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Unterhalter, E. (2017). Global: What is Wrong with Global Inequality in Higher Education?. In: Mihut, G., Altbach, P.G., Wit, H.d. (eds) Understanding Global Higher Education. Global Perspectives on Higher Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6351-044-8_1
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