With three of the world's largest economies, Asia is poised to home half of the world's middle class-both the driver and the product of higher education. This handbook presents country case-studies and explores cross-cutting trends to offer an understanding of higher education achievements,...

This paper analyzes a relatively neglected facet of the complex debate regarding human capital - higher (or tertiary) education. It addresses five broad questions examining higher education in developing countries. One, are the economic effects of higher education on developing countries...