1. Timing

   • Ralph Segman

   From the Editor Pages: 4 - 4

2. The federal government and technology transfer implementing the 1986 act: Signs of progress

   • Richard L. Chapman

   The Federal Government and Technology Transfer Pages: 5 - 13

3. Legislative-policy initiatives as a problem-solving process: The case of technology transfer

   • Sally A. Rood

   The Federal Government and Technology Transfer Pages: 14 - 25

4. Regulating technology: Can administrative agencies cope with technological change?

   • Frances E. Zollers

   The Federal Government and Technology Transfer Pages: 26 - 31

5. Japanese biotechnology: Government, corporations, and technology transfer

   • Aki Yoshikawa

   The Federal Government and Technology Transfer Pages: 32 - 39

6. The cooperative extension service: A model for technology transfer

   • Gregory D. McFall
   • John P. McKelvey

   The Federal Government and Technology Transfer Pages: 40 - 45

7. Regulation of technology transfer: The Mexican experience

   • Melanie Trevino

   By the Case Pages: 46 - 51