Overview: In separate case studies, higher education policy is analyzed in Canada, Mexico, and the USA using a common theoretical framework that identifies economic globalisation, international trade liberalisaSince the mid-1970s, economic and educational developments in Canada, Mexico, and the USA have been influenced by two parallel trends: (1) the resurgence of glob al economic competition and (2) the active promotion of knowledge-intensive, serv ice based economies. Both trends have been reinforced by the liberalisation of inter national trade under the rubric of the General Agreement o
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