Christopher Martin Higher Education Summary

1. Thesis
“It’s Christopher Martin’s view that society should in fact provide higher education freely to all. He reviews some purported differences between higher education and other goods that are commonly held to merit free provision for all, arguing that these are only apparent differences.” (615, Martin)
2. Support for Thesis
“Governments across the world are citing increased global competitiveness and a slow economy as reasons for reducing funding to higher education.” (616) Higher education is equal to welfare goods an example being health care. Diversification and expansion are the two differences in a higher education and welfare goods. The main thing when considering higher education and welfare goods is the consumers “choice”. Education doesn’t have as much of an importance than other things in society do. Another thing is the well-being and the demands of personal autonomy. “Post-compulsory autonomy-support provides a basis for thinking about the value

When a student takes a loan out for educational purposes they still get to live their life as a normal student. Also loans are not just limited to education people other than students can take out a loan but Martin didn’t make that clear. The author didn’t give much of a reason behind why he feels the way he does about loans. Loans are available to everyone therefore it doesn’t hold back students who can’t afford it. When a student decides to take a loan they aren’t doing it to not be able to act like a regular student they are actually doing it to be like other students. Many students take out loans and they still get to have a normal life and Martin lacks to recognize it. That is why I disagree with the authors statement that a loan enables a student to attend and act like a normal