First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Contents Volume Introduction, Lewis M. Tyler, Maria Helena de Magalhaes Castro, Hernan Courard Bull, Rollin Kent, Daniel C. Levy, Marcela Mollis, and Juan Carlos Navarro 1. Overview Higher Education Amid the Political-Economic Changes of the 1990s: Report of the LASA Task Force on Higher Education, Daniel C. Levy Issues and Concepts, Daniel C. Levy Policies for Higher Education in Latin America: The Context, Simon Schwartzman 2. Contemporary Issues and Themes Issues and Perspectives for Higher Education in Argentina in the 1990s, Hector R. Gertel Latin America's Private Universities: How Successful Are They? Daniel C. Levy What Is Changing in Mexican Public Universities in the Face of Recent Policies for Higher Education? Rollin Kent The Focus on Scientific Activity, Simon Schwartzman Argentina, Marcela Mollis Through a Glass Darkly? Indigeneity, Information, and the Image of the Peruvian University, David Post 3. Illustrative Country Cases Governance and Finance of National Universities in Argentina: Current Proposals for Change, Jorge Balan Higher Education in Brazil: Recent Evolution and Current Issues, Alberto de Mello e Souza Chile's Higher Education: Between Market and State, Jose Joaquin Brunner The State and Higher Education in Colombia, Ricardo Lucio and Mariana Serrano Higher Education in Mexico: From Unregulated Expansion to Evaluation, Rollin Kent Thinking About Higher Education in Paraguay, William K. Cummings, Luis Galeano, and Diomedes Rivelli Peruvian Higher Education: Expansions Amid Economic Crisis, David Post Venezuelan Higher Education in Perspective, Juan Carlos Navarro Acknowledgments