Academic capitalisation in the new millennium : the marketisation and corporatisation of higher education in Hong Kong

Document Type

Journal article

Source Publication

Policy and Politics

Publication Date

7-1-2001

Volume

29

Issue

3

First Page

299

Last Page

315

Publisher

Policy Press

Keywords

globalisation, academic capitalisation, marketisation, corporatisation

Abstract

Universities and other institutions of higher learning now encounter far more challenges and are subjected to an unprecedented level of external scrutiny. All providers of higher education today inhibit a more competitive world where resources are becoming scarcer, but at the same time they have to accommodate increasing demands from the local community as well as changing expectations from parents and employers. In such a policy context, universities are now much more governed by market ideologies and the corporate discourse of efficiency and effectiveness, which also suggests that the lifestyle of academics is affected as well. This article examines how universities in Hong Kong are affected by the ethos of academic capitalism', with particular reference to the processes of corporatisation and marketisation of higher education.

DOI

10.1332/0305573012501369

Print ISSN

03055736

Publisher Statement

Copyright © The Policy Press, 2001

Full-text Version

Publisher’s Version

Language

English

Recommended Citation

Mok, K.-h. (2001). Academic capitalisation in the new millennium: the marketisation and corporatisation of higher education in Hong Kong. Policy and Politics, 29(3), 299-315. doi: 10.1332/0305573012501369

Share

COinS