Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front Matter -- Preliminary Material / Jan De Groof , Guy Neave , and Juraj Švec -- Foreword / Daniel Tarschys -- Introduction / Jan De Groof , Guy Neave , and Juraj Švec -- 1 Governance and Democracy in Higher Education / Jan De Groof , Guy Neave , and Juraj Švec -- 2 Higher Education, the State, Legislative Reform and Democracy / Jan De Groof , Guy Neave , and Juraj Švec -- 3 The Legal Framework / Jan De Groof , Guy Neave , and Juraj Švec -- 4 Defining the University’s Mission / Jan De Groof , Guy Neave , and Juraj Švec -- 5 The Place of Enlightened Self-Government / Jan De Groof , Guy Neave , and Juraj Švec -- 6 University Structures and Institutional Autonomy / Jan De Groof , Guy Neave , and Juraj Švec -- 7 University Governance: Comparative Perspectives on a Question of Balance / Jan De Groof , Guy Neave , and Juraj Švec -- 8 Quality and Evaluation / Jan De Groof , Guy Neave , and Juraj Švec -- 9 Managing the Autonomous University / Jan De Groof , Guy Neave , and Juraj Švec -- 10 Country Reports / Jan De Groof , Guy Neave , and Juraj Švec -- Back Matter -- Acknowledgements / Jan De Groof , Guy Neave , and Juraj Švec -- Index / Jan De Groof , Guy Neave , and Juraj Švec.

Since the early Eighties a number of themes have dominated the landscape of higher education, among them budget cuts, rationalisation in provision, accountability and quality control, closer links between higher education and the region, and a greater alertness to changes in economic and social policy. At the institutional level, the drive towards a greater degree of latitude and autonomy has found a ready echo among universities and other establishments of higher education. And this, in its turn, has posed major questions about the range of responsibilities central government and administration ought to retain or to delegate. Here is an in-depth treatment of the important legal issues emerging from these developments.

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