Presently, France appears to have remained out of the worldwide debate on the reduction of the share of the state in the funding of higher education. Moreover, higher education is not really on the political agenda in France at this moment. A debate was publicly organised in 2003 on the future of the French education system, but surprisingly it did not deal with universities and higher schools. The main focus stayed on compulsory education, with some insights regarding upper secondary education.
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Chevaillier, T., Paul, JJ. (2008). Accessibility and Equity in a State-Funded System of Higher Education: The French Case. In: Teixeira, P.N., Johnstone, D.B., Rosa, M.J., Vossensteyn, H. (eds) Cost-Sharing and Accessibility in Higher Education: A Fairer Deal?. Higher Education Dynamics, vol 14. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-4660-5_12
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