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2011
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Political Science
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English
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103-486-098
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2011/03/19 10:52:38 GMT-6)
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This paper examines the power relations between the state and the market in shaping the development of Macao’s higher education since its preparations for the 1999 handover of sovereignty to mainland China. Situated in a geographical reality with minimal natural resources, Macao has long relied on its human capital for social and economic development. Working with entrepreneurialism, as maintained by a government-commissioned consultation report, was the theme for advancing Macao’s higher education. Against the backdrop of massification of higher education and quests for educational credentials, education services offer a promising source of entrepreneurial opportunities and revenue for Macao economy. The phenomenon will become more noteworthy given the further integration of Macao into the Pearl River Delta region.
Applying the concept of “academic capitalism”, this paper aims to make sense of the political configurations amid the stakeholders in the higher education sector. It discusses the concerted efforts of state officials and capitalists that steer the development of the higher education in Macao. The paper is closed by arguing that the continual development and deepening of academic capitalism in Macao will likely undermine the autonomy of the academic profession, whereas the prospect of academic freedom will be highly dubious.
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