This paper puts forward a strategy for achieving two objectives in higher education –improved access and increased quality – about which there is unanimous agreement.[...]

How do you fund university education? In the UK, the governmentplans to introduce variable fees from 2006, to be paid back after thestudent graduates, but the debate continues worldwide. What isthe best solution, offering what people want but at a realistic price?Nicholas Barr offers his...

Rather than being a handicap, the proposals to introduce top-up fees will prove aboon to students.[...]

LTC sector has to prepare for future demographic shocks. Substantial fiscal pressure after 2020. Urgent need to mobilize financing for future LTC spending now...

Unfavourable change in the proportion between professionally active and non-active part of the society; Increased share of senior citizens with higher probability of chronic diseases...

Age wave is coming into the CR very soon. It will lead (along with other things) to huge change in health - social services structure. This challenge will require radical rechaping of public funding of health and social services. HalthRefom.cz proposed substancial messure: public sponsored...

This paper reviews the achievements of the Labour Government’seducation policy between 1997 and 2001. Tony Blair claimed that hisGovernment would make education a priority. The first part of thepaper reviews the scale of education spending in relation to theeconomy at large and within the...

This report contains key points from presentations and discussions at a round table meetingheld at the London School of Economics on Monday 24th July 2000. This meeting wasorganized by CASE and the University of Bristol to give an opportunity for housing financeacademics to discuss with...