For-Profit Universities in the Political Economy of Higher Education

This worthy read by Brian Pusser is from International Higher Education and is a concise brief of the state of the relationship of for-profits and and traditional institutions in the current American political framework:

Can states preserve regulations that protect the public and private benefits of higher education while satisfying the profit demands of an evolving postsecondary market? As with most political contests, much will depend on the ability of a variety of postsecondary stakeholders to become involved in the political arena shaping higher education. Future research on the tension between states and markets will benefit from turning attention to the evolving balance of political legitimacy, lobbying, and policy challenges evidenced in the rise of for-profit degree-granting colleges and universities.