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The Robbins Report believed in ‘vigorous government action’ – but there is an alternative By Professor James Tooley

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While ignoring Germany, the report reveals three of Robbins’ great passions: the higher education systems in the USA and USSR, and, third, central planning of universities of any kind – he gushes about France, for instance, even while agreeing that central planning has not been successful, or might not bring any tangible results!