 La recherche et l'enseignement supérieur dans un système fédéral:La nécessité d'une Charte européenne des universitésFrançoise Thys-Clément ULB Institutional Repository from ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles Abstract: The need to increase the level of resources channelled to fundamental research and higher education is broadly acknowledged. These two activities have all of the characteristics of collective or public goods: they thus need to be primarily funded with public money. Traditional economic theory suggest that the responsibility for financing research should be given to the authority with the widest jurisdiction: the one that best corresponds to the natural dissemination area of research outcomes. More recent developments of the economic theory can also help identify ways of improving the governance of universities. Finally, securing a better financing for the highest segments of higher education requires the adoption a European University Charter. The latter would guarantee adequate and stable funding in the medium term, and allow the sector to achieve its missions. This charter should also help universities clarify their governance methods. Keywords: Education and research funding; Fiscal federalism; Universities governance (search for similar items in EconPapers) Published in: Reflets et perspectives de la vie économique (2006) v.45 n° 2,p.67-74 There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:ulb:ulbeco:2013/166522 Ordering information: This working paper can be ordered from Access Statistics for this paper More papers in ULB Institutional Repository from ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles Contact information at EDIRC. |
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