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Blogs Liberty and Power THE RELATIVE SUPERIORITY OF U.S. UNIVERSITIES

Jan 26, 2004

THE RELATIVE SUPERIORITY OF U.S. UNIVERSITIES

by Liberty and Power

The Economist currently features an interesting piece on the relative superiority of higher education in the U.S. as compared to Europe.

Why are American universities superior? Is it any surprise that the answer to this question has a lot to do with competition, choice, and the degree of state control over institutions of higher learning?