The Student Room Group
Reply 1
On Sat, 22 Dec 2001 22:29:34 -0000, "Spike" <spike> wrote:

[q1]>I am writing an essay for my university course on Education.[/q1]
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[q1]>"Is education a service or a marketable commodity?"[/q1]
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[q1]>I would appreciate any ideas, resources or opinions.[/q1]
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You pay me - I write your essay for you ...

You're supposed to be at University to be educated ... If you think you
can buy knowledge as opposed to information there's your answer.

GF
Reply 2
A service that can be provided to a specified individual IS a marketable
commodity. If it is not possible to supply the service to a specific
individual who has paid for it without also supplying it to others who
have not then it is a public good / service.

Only internal / external security are true public goods / services. For
all others e.g.. Education & Health (except, possibly disease control),
you can create a market by differentiating the quality of service and
charge for it.

"G Fiendish - make the temperature hot to reply!" wrote:
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[q1]> On Sat, 22 Dec 2001 22:29:34 -0000, "Spike" <spike> wrote:[/q1]
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[q2]> >I am writing an essay for my university course on Education.[/q2]
[q2]> >[/q2]
[q2]> >"Is education a service or a marketable commodity?"[/q2]
[q2]> >[/q2]
[q2]> >I would appreciate any ideas, resources or opinions.[/q2]
[q2]> >[/q2]
[q1]> You pay me - I write your essay for you ...[/q1]
[q1]>[/q1]
[q1]> You're supposed to be at University to be educated ... If you think[/q1]
[q1]> you can buy knowledge as opposed to information there's your answer.[/q1]
[q1]>[/q1]
[q1]> GF[/q1]
Reply 3
I am interested in this. It is a Thatcherite essay title.

"Anything can be a marketable commodity" is the basic message of
Thatcherism. It is one endorsed by New Labour. It is disgusting.
Education ought to be a right. It has become something you have to pay
for. The abolition of free education (Thank you Mr Blunkett) was a
prelude to privatisation. On Sat, 22 Dec 2001 22:29:34 -0000, "Spike"
<spike> wrote:

[q1]>I am writing an essay for my university course on Education.[/q1]
[q1]>[/q1]
[q1]>"Is education a service or a marketable commodity?"[/q1]
[q1]>[/q1]
[q1]>I would appreciate any ideas, resources or opinions.[/q1]
[q1]>[/q1]
[q1]>[/q1]
[q1]>Thanks for your help.[/q1]
[q1]>[/q1]
[q1]>:redface:)[/q1]
[q1]>[/q1]

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Reply 4
What is it if it isn't a service ?

Derek McMillan wrote:
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[q1]> I am interested in this. It is a Thatcherite essay title.[/q1]
[q1]>[/q1]
[q1]> "Anything can be a marketable commodity" is the basic message of[/q1]
[q1]> Thatcherism. It is one endorsed by New Labour. It is disgusting.[/q1]
[q1]> Education ought to be a right. It has become something you have to pay[/q1]
[q1]> for. The abolition of free education (Thank you Mr Blunkett) was a[/q1]
[q1]> prelude to privatisation. On Sat, 22 Dec 2001 22:29:34 -0000, "Spike"[/q1]
[q1]> <spike> wrote:[/q1]
[q1]>[/q1]
[q2]> >I am writing an essay for my university course on Education.[/q2]
[q2]> >[/q2]
[q2]> >"Is education a service or a marketable commodity?"[/q2]
[q2]> >[/q2]
[q2]> >I would appreciate any ideas, resources or opinions.[/q2]
[q2]> >[/q2]
[q2]> >[/q2]
[q2]> >Thanks for your help.[/q2]
[q2]> >[/q2]
[q2]> >:redface:)[/q2]
[q2]> >[/q2]
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[q1]> http://www.geocities.com/derekmcmillan1951 mirrored at[/q1]
[q1]> http://derekmcmillan.tripod.com Media Studies texts and Shakespeare[/q1]
[q1]> plays You can contact me using messenger or my email address.[/q1]