1. Publisher's announcement

   Announcement Pages: v - v

2. Note by the coordinating editor

   • Alec Ross

   Special Issue on Education and Development Pages: 1 - 1

3. Announcement

   Announcement Pages: 2 - 2

4. Cycles of expansion in higher education 1870 – 1985: an international comparison

   • Paul Windolf

   OriginalPaper Pages: 3 - 19

5. Higher education, brain drain and overseas employment in the Philippines: towards a differentiated set of solutions

   • Andrew Gonzalez

   OriginalPaper Pages: 21 - 31

6. Centralization trends in higher education: Israel's Planning and Grants Committee

   • Yaacov Iram

   OriginalPaper Pages: 33 - 43

7. Higher education in Israel: an historical perspective

   • S. Ilan Troen

   OriginalPaper Pages: 45 - 63

8. Universities, public policy and economic development in Latin America: the cases of Mexico and Venezuela

   • David E. Lorey

   OriginalPaper Pages: 65 - 78

9. Book reviews

   • Margaret B. Sutherland
   • Sheldon Rothblatt
   • Michael Williams

   BookReview Pages: 79 - 93

10. Short reviews

    ReviewPaper Pages: 94 - 98