Abstract
Since 1991 Australian universities have charged fees, paid in advance (up-front), for a proportion of students undertaking postgraduate courses. In this paper it is argued that this is poor public policy, for both economic and social reasons. The conceptual basis for this case is explained fully.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 349-364 |
| Journal | Agenda: A Journal of Policy Analysis and Reform |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 2001 |