The Broken Promise of Neoliberal Restructuring of South African Higher Education

Ivor Baatjes, Carol Anne Spreen, Salim Vally

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Abstract

Introduction Higher education in South Africa has experienced many changes since the first democratic elections in 1994. Despite a shift toward racial integration and broader participation, this chapter argues that the academy in South Africa, previously a vital cog in the reproduction of racial capitalism, today continues to entrench inequality by embracing a neoliberal, market-oriented ideology-rhetorical flourishes in policy papers notwithstanding.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationUniversities and the Public Sphere
Subtitle of host publicationKnowledge Creation and State Building in the Era of Globalization
PublisherTaylor and Francis
Pages139-158
Number of pages20
ISBN (Electronic)9781136944130
ISBN (Print)9780415878470
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2012

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Social Sciences

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