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This volume collects several case studies on the relationship between government and higher education in developing nations in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. In particular these studies ask whether specific forms of government regulation help to solve the crisis of higher education in the developing world better than other forms of regulation. The papers are: "Government and Higher Education in Developing Nations: A Conceptual Framework" (G. Neave and F. van Vught); "Ghana: Relations between Government and Universities" (A. Sawyerr); "Kenya: Management of Higher Education in Developing Countries: The Relationship between the Government and Higher Education" (I. M. Omari); "Tanzania: The State and Higher Education" (J. C. Sivalon and B. Cooksey); "Uganda: Higher Education and the State" (T. O. Eisemon); "People's Republic of China: Autonomy and Accountability: An Analysis of the Changing Relationships between the Government and Universities" (W. Min); "India: Government and Higher Education" (T. Majumdar); "Philippines: The Anatomy of the Government-Higher Education Relationship" (A. Gonzalez); "Singapore: University Autonomy versus State Control: The Singapore Experience" (V. Selvaratnam); "Argentina: The Federal Government and the Universities": (C. Marquis); "Brazil: Higher Education and Government" (S. Schwartzman and L. Klein); "Chile: Government and Higher Education" (J. J. Brunner); "Mexico: Towards State Supervision? Changing Patterns of Governance in Mexican Higher Education" (D. C. Levy); "Conclusion" (G. Neave and F. van Vught). Contains a subject index. Most papers contain references. (JB)

This anthology contains 16 papers devoted to 3 aspects of human resources development (HRD): the institutional perspective on learning for development, the key actors in HRD, and the role of HRD in improving individual and organizational performance. The papers are: "Human Resources Development and Adjustment" (Kanawaty); "People-Oriented Policies: A Diagnostic Human Framework" (Fyfe); "Development of Management Capacity in the Public Service" (Corkerey); "Organizational Adaptation and the Role of Training" (Gooderham, Lund); "Training for Success: The National Training Awards--Lessons for British Business" (Tolley); "Trainer Skills for New Ways of Learning in Organizations" (Dixon); "Structuring the Line Manager into HRD" (Mann); "Involving Managers in Staff Development: A Jamaican View" (King); "Management Development: An African Perspective" (Jones); "Policy Parameters for Public Service Training in India" (Bhattacharya); "Developing Graduates in Ghana" (Bonsu); "Action Learning as a New Idea" (Jones); "Action Learning--Encountering Chinese Culture" (Pun); "Donor Delivery Style, Learning and Institutional Development" (Sahara); "Designing the Learning Organization: Building Learning Abilities into Organizations" (van der Zee); and "A Maverick Manifesto: Credo for the Professional Teacher" (Nandy). The bibliography lists 219 references, and several articles also include substantial bibliographies. Twelve figures and 15 tables are included. (MN)