Abstract

BORRO, Mercedes. The Internationalization Process of Higher Education in Argentina (1995-2015): Endogenous or Exogenous Explanations?. Desafíos [online]. 2018, vol.30, n.1, pp.215-243. ISSN 0124-4035.  https://doi.org/10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/desafios/a.5281.

The purpose of this article is to analyze the process of internationalization of higher education in Argentina, centered around the debate on the scope of the structural reforms in Latin America. Through the historical reconstruction of the path followed by the Argentinean higher education system from 1995 to 2015, we seek to contribute to the debate on the nature of the reform and the factors that determined its origins and scope. The selection of the Argentinean case is due to its national peculiarities, which make it an exemplary case of structural reforms in the areas of privatization, decentralization, and government (de)regulation. The conclusions demystify both the explanations that emphasize an exogenous over-determination as well as the arguments that underline the ideological orientation and political calculation of government leaders.

Keywords : Higher education; structural reforms; Latin America.

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