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Our intent in this chapter is to explore the changing political and economic context for state-supported higher education in Argentina and Mexico. In particular, we examine each country’s pre-eminent public university in the light of challenges and opportunities that we associate with globalisation. From our perspective, globalisation represents a historical reality that imposes itself upon societies, but that also may be influenced by institutions and governments seeking to shape global processes for their own ends. Consequently, we are interested in the ways in which globalisation is sha** UNAM and UBA, as well as how these institutions may play a role in advancing their own respective country’s global endeavours. Additionally, we contend that processes associated with globalisation largely are defined by neoliberal economic perspectives, and consequently, we are concerned about the ways in which such views are limiting the ability of Latin American countries to develop and support their public universities in accordance with their respective social contracts.
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Rhoads, R.A., Torres, C.A., Brewster, A. (2015). Neoliberalism, Globalisation, and Latin American Higher Education. In: Zajda, J. (eds) Second International Handbook on Globalisation, Education and Policy Research. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9493-0_13
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