TY - JOUR TI - Education in government body universities: The case of the tax academy T2 - Educational Studies Moscow IS - Educational Studies Moscow KW - higher education KW - government body universities KW - the Russian State Tax Academy KW - Bachelor studies KW - education quality AB - In 1990s, many Russian government bodies founded universities of their own. A case study of the Russian State Tax Academy is used to examine the purposes of creating of such universities and outcomes of their functioning. The article uses materials of extensive interviews conducted in 2003-2009 with graduates of the Academy and tax authority employees who sent their children to the academy. It is shown that government body universities create a higher risk of low education quality. Discussed are ways to reform these institutions of higher learning. AU - Nodar Mosaki UR - https://archive_vo.hse.ru/en/2009--4/26555190.html PY - 2009 SP - 107-118 VL -