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This 17 page paper looks at the financing of higher education in seven different countries, looking at the general policies, the way funding is provided and the costs of the education to the student and the state. The paper starts with a matrix to provide a direct comparison on specific key features and then moves onto a more in-depth assessment of four countries; the US, South Africa, China and Argentina. The bibliography cites 20 sources.
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the association with economic development. This paper looks at financing for seven countries, using a matrix to provide comparison regarding policies and practices. The second part of the paper then
compares the United States, China, South Africa and Argentina. Please note, the matrix has been presented as single spaced and smaller sized pretext to facilitate easier reading, the page
count allowed for this section is based on the standard word count per page.
Part 1 To Use This Report Correctly United States Germany China South Africa Australia Argentina India General Policies &
Bodies Policies (approach to financing) Duel system of public and community collages and private (both for and not for profit) institutions. Fees are wide ranging and different types of support
are available to encourage students to attend collage. Majority of institutions are public, but private sector has been growing. Funding set at the state level, fees from students and
public funding (Hartwig, 2011) A centralised system where high levels of government control are exercised through universal policy making. The system is predominantly public system where public universities
are deemed superior to private institutions and gain the more qualified students. Significant changes in the higher education system following the abolition of apartheid. Principally a public system. The
main principle is that of shared costs with the aim if increasing equality. Subsidiaries are provided for poorer students, it is estimated about 15% of funds come from fees and
85% from government subsidies, The system is predominantly public system (93.2% of students) where students are expected to pay the majority of, or make a contribution, for their education.
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