Kwiek, Marek2014-01-172014-01-172011In: Roger Brown (ed.), Higher Education and the Market. New York: Routledge. 2011. 135-145.http://hdl.handle.net/10593/9816This chapter discusses changes in Polish higher education related to marketization. The wider context is the transition from a command-driven, communist economy to a market-driven, op en economy and from a communist authoritarian bureaucracy to a parliamentary democracy. The chapter discusses funding mechanisms with respect to institutions, teaching and research; distinct processes marking the turn toward marketization—increasing financial self -reliance of academic institutions and external privatization (growth in the number of private sector providers) and internal privatization (finance-driven cost-recovery mechanisms in public sector institutions). Finally, the chapter discusses market forces in the context of Polish educational policies and offers some concluding remarks.enhigher educationPolandprivatizationprivate sectorpublic-private dynamicsCentral and Eastern EuropemassificationPolish universitiescost-sharingtuition feesindependent private sectormarketizationfunding mechanismsuniversity fundingpostcommunist transitionpublic policystate and marketArtykuł