高等教育的产品属性及政府角色的转化

关于高等教育的产品属性问题,一直是经济界和教育界最头疼问题。目前,对高等教育的产品属性的论断主要有两种:一种是高等教育是公共产品,另一种是高等教育是俱乐部产品。本文从公共产品的特性以及公共产品的外部效应着手,对上述两种观点进行了剖析,并进而提出了作者观点:高等教育是私人产品。在对高等教育的重新界定的基础上,进而论述了政府在高等教育中角色和地位的转变。

The goods' nature of higher education and transformation of government role

The question about the goods' nature of higher education is troublesome in economical circle and education circle.At present,there are two theories of the goods' nature of higher education mainly:One is public goods of higher education,the other is the club goods of higher education.The thesis analyzed the two theories by the characteristic of the public goods and externalities of the public goods.The author's view is that Higher education is the private goods.Based on the new defination of higher education,The thesis discusses the transtormation of goverment role in higher education.