Abstract

TORRES, Carlos Alberto  and  SCHUGURENSKY, Daniel. La economía política de la educación superior en la era de la globalización neoliberal: América Latina desde una perspectiva comparatista. Perfiles educativos [online]. 2001, vol.23, n.92, pp.06-31. ISSN 0185-2698.

Current changes in Latin American higher education cannot be examined in isolation from larger political and economic changes in the region, which in turn are related to the dynamics of globalization. After the decline of socialist and welfare-state models, neoliberal regimes have become hegemonic in many parts of the world. In most countries, changes in financial arrangements, coupled with accountability mechanisms, have forced universities to reconsider their social missions, academic priorities and organizational structures. The paper describes the context of university change, focusing on issues of globalization and neoliberalism; also, examines the main features of university restructuring in comparative perspective, with a particular focus on Latin America.

Keywords : Academic freedom; University; Knowledge; Control; Classroom; Professor; Regimes.

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