Higher education and the general [lack of] agreement on trade in services: From Doha to Hong Kong and beyond

Higher education and the general [lack of] agreement on trade in services: From Doha to Hong Kong and beyond

• Birtwistle, Tim Leeds Metropolitan University, UK

Education and the Law, 18(4), 295-307, 2006

Routledge

2006

• Q Philosophy of Education, Educational System & School At Different Levels
  • QE Post-Secondary Education
• P Social Context of Education
  • PE Law & Education ; Politics & Education

Higher Education International Law Free Enterprise System Global Approach Foreign Countries Educational Policy School Law Foreign Policy International Trade Treaties International Organizations Role of Education Courts United Kingdom

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Post-Secondary Education

What international framework, if any, is higher education subject to in terms of its work, not in the sense of validating its programmes or safeguarding its academic freedom, but in terms of its funding, its operating environment and its stakeholders? Is it viewed as a business in some sense? Is it subject to trade rules and negotiations? All of these questions have, to some extent, been raised in the World Trade Organisation's 'Doha Round' of negotiations. Has agreement been reached or has the overall operating context of economies submerged higher education, in particular agriculture? This article analyses the brief history of the Doha Round and the possible categorization of higher education within a commercial framework. Conclusions are reached at the end.
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• English

Journal Articles

• 09539964

• 10.1080/09539960601036235

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2010-11-24