Contents
Introduction xi frank iacobucci and carolyn tuohy
Part I The Challenges Confronting Public Universities
The Role of Public Universities in the Move to Mass Higher Education: Some Reflections on the Experience of Taiwan, Hong Kong, and China 5 ruth hayhoe and qiang zha
Australian Higher Education: Crossroads or Crisis? 26 stephen parker
Diverse Challenges, Diverse Solutions 38 bahram bekhradnia
The Principal Challenges to Public Higher Education in the United States 44 andrew a. sorensen
What Is a ‘Public’ University? 50 donald n. langenberg
Challenges Facing Higher Education in America: Lessons and Opportunities 55 steven j. rosenstone vi Contents
Towards a New Compact in University Education in Ontario 87 ronald j. daniels and michael j. trebilcock
Part II The Case for the Public University: Rationales for and Modes of Public Intervention
Public Funding of Teaching and Research in Universities: A View from the South 121 peter dawkins and ross williams
The Social Benefits of Education: New Evidence on an Old Question 138 w. craig riddell
The Case for Public Investment in the Humanities 164 david dyzenhaus
On Complex Intersections: Ontario Universities and Governments 174 glen a. jones
Equality of Opportunity and University Education 188 andrew green
Part III Responding to the Challenges: Performance-Based Government Operating and Capital Support
The Unbearable Lightness of Being: Universities as Performers 213 janice gross stein
The Political Economy of Performance Funding 226 daniel w. lang
Public Funding, Markets, and Quality: Assessing the Role of Market-Based Performance Funding for Universities 251 andrew green and edward iacobucci Contents vii
Part IV Building Excellence: Graduate and Research Support
Post-secondary Education and Research: Whither Canadian Federalism? 277 david m. cameron
Anchors of Creativity: How Do Public Universities Create Competitive and Cohesive Communities? 293 meric s. gertler and tara vinodrai
Innovation and Research Funding: The Role of Government Support 316 david a. wolfe
Post-secondary Education and Ontario’s Prosperity 341 james milway
The University Research Environment 360 john r.g. challis, josé sigouin, judith chadwick, and michelle broderick
Part V Governing the System: New Modes for Promoting Accountability, Transparency, and Responsiveness
The Governance of Public Universities in Australia: Trends and Contemporary Issues 379 v. lynn meek and martin hayden
Deliberative Democracy: The Role of Educational Research in Educational Policy 402 jane gaskell
Public Universities and the Public Interest: The Compelling Case for a Buffer between Universities and Government 418 lorne sossin viii Contents
Part VI Enhancing Accessibility: Normative Foundations for Income-Contingent Grant and Loan Programs
Higher Education Funding 441 nicholas barr
Student Financial Aid: The Roles of Loans and Grants 476 ross finnie
Public and Private Benefits in Higher Education 498 arthur ripstein
Access to Public Universities: Addressing Systemic Inequalities 514 melissa s. williams
Education, Equity, Economics: Can These Words Be in the Same Title? 539 arthur sweetman
An Income-Contingent Financing Program for Ontario 554 benjamin alarie and david duff
Timing the Payment of Tuition to Enhance Accessibility: A Graduate Tax? 597 h. lorne carmichael
The Conference benefitted from the insightful comments of the follow- ing discussants. Some of these remarks may be found online at www.utoronto.ca/president/04conference/presentations.html
Part I
Professor Frank Milne Bank of Montreal Professor of Economics & Finance, Economics Department, Queen’s University
Dr. Ian D. Clark President, Council of Ontario Universities Contents ix
Part II
Professor J. Robert S. Prichard President and CEO, Torstar Corporation, and President Emeritus, University of Toronto
Dr. Peter George President and Vice-Chancellor, McMaster University
Part III
Dr. Lorna Marsden President and Vice-Chancellor, York University
Professor Adalsteinn Brown Department of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto
Part IV
Dr. Paul Davenport President and Vice-Chancellor, University of Western Ontario
Dr. Claire Morris President, Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada
Dr. Gilles G. Patry Rector, University of Ottawa
Part V
Professor Pekka Sinervo Dean, Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Toronto
Professor Janice Gross Stein Belzberg Professor of Conflict Management, Department of Political Science, and Director, Munk Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto x Contents
Part VI
Professor Frank Cunningham Principal, Innis College, University of Toronto
Professor Sujit Choudhry Faculty of Law, University of Toronto
Professor Mark Stabile Department of Economics, University of Toronto
In addition, Mr. Michael Decter, Founding Chair, Health Council of Canada, gave an oral presentation at the conference.