Why students should pay more.

True social democrats should applaud the university fees policy of the British Labour Party government, and the main criticism of the policy is that it does not go far enough. Indeed, students that can afford it should be charged higher fees, and their loans should incur interest that is closer to...

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Publicado en:New Statesman Vol. 131; pp. 6 - 8
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: New Statesman Ltd. July 15 2002
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Sumario:True social democrats should applaud the university fees policy of the British Labour Party government, and the main criticism of the policy is that it does not go far enough. Indeed, students that can afford it should be charged higher fees, and their loans should incur interest that is closer to commercial rates. In addition, if the subsidies of the policy are aimed at providing access to education for the working classes, rather than to keep middle class swing voters happy, then the subsidies are remarkably inefficient.