Economics of Higher Education and Contemporary Outlook of Turkish Universities

T he beginning of 21st century brought new discussions on the provision of public services by governments. Recently, many researchers (even ardent supporters of welfare state models like Gosta Esping-Andersen and Nicholas Barr) acknowledged the fact that welfare provision of governments account for remarkable part of government expenditures which threaten the fiscal structure of countries in an alarming way. Eventually, policy-makers in United States and European Union countries tended to support new mechanisms which have potential capabilities to take over some of the responsibilities of governments in terms of public services provision. These new mechanisms can be enumerated as local authorities, non-profit (NP hereafter) sector and free market system through privatization. Gorufl / Viewpoint