Abstract
There is a parallel, at times convergent, development of the funding and assessment systems in the Italian higher education system. They were initially the instruments by which ample room for autonomous action was given to Italian universities. But they have gradually lost this role, as they are now the instruments by means of which governments try to introduce elements of central control into the university system. Given the difficulty of the Ministry to steer universities at a distance, the funding mechanisms and the assessment activities have changed their functions. Rather than being the key instruments that allow universities to exercise their autonomy, they have led to a return to a centralized system whereby universities are again completely dependent on inputs from governments.
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