This volume contains 15 papers on higher education in 13 East Asian societies as well as the region as a whole, including analysis of leading issues such as tyranny versus democracy and state-funded versus proprietary higher education. Following an editorial by A. H. Yee, the papers include: "The University of Tokyo: The Graduate School Reformation Project" (W. Mori); "Traditionalism versus Research and Development at Japanese Universities" (S. Yamamoto); "Higher Education in Hong Kong" (A. H. Yee); "Comparative Higher Education: Burma and Thailand" (Sunait Chutintaranond and Pracob Cooparat); "Malaysian and Singaporean Higher Education: Common Roots but Differing Directions" (T. G. Lim); "Higher Education in Indonesia: Its Development, Problems and Prospects" (S. Ranuwihardjo);"Development of Islamic Higher Education in Indonesia" (M. Nakamura and S. Nishino); "Higher Education in South and North Korea" (R. Kim and Y. S. Ahn); "Universities and Science in China: New Visibility in the World Community" (R. Hayhoe and W. Zhong); "The Difficult Path Toward an Integrated University and Community College System in Vietnam" (K. B. Do); "Higher Education in Vietnam: Historical Background, Policy, and Prospect" (J. Berlie); "Higher Education Regulation in the Philippines: Issues of Control, Quality Assurance, and Accreditation" (R. P. Cooney and E. Paqueo-Arreza); "Educational Supply and Demand in East Asia: Private Higher Education" (A. H. Yee and T. G. Lim); and "Educational Need and Economic Advancement: The Role of Vocational Education in the Republic of China" (T. F. Boyd and C. Lee). Most papers contain references. (JB)