"A well-documented examination of what Mexican universities have accomplished in terms of graduation rates, budgets, faculty salaries, and in general, responses to the demands placed on higher educatin by the economy, the government, and society. . . . Lorey has given us a sharply focused innovative study that provides bold generalizations on several important issues."—American Historical Review

• Preface Figures and tables 1. Introduction 2. Three historical demands on the university 3. Government policy priorities and the development of the professional fields 4. From professionals to technicians: the mexican economy's changing demand for university graduates 5. The 'crisis' of quality in Mexican higher education and the rise of the private universities 6. The university system, social mobility, and social status 7. Conclusions Statistical appendix Notes Selected bibliography Index.

"A well-documented examination of what Mexican universities have accomplished in terms of graduation rates, budgets, faculty salaries, and in general, responses to the demands placed on higher educatin by the economy, the government, and society. . . . Lorey has given us a sharply focused innovative study that provides bold generalizations on several important issues."—American Historical Review

• Preface Figures and tables 1. Introduction 2. Three historical demands on the university 3. Government policy priorities and the development of the professional fields 4. From professionals to technicians: the mexican economy's changing demand for university graduates 5. The 'crisis' of quality in Mexican higher education and the rise of the private universities 6. The university system, social mobility, and social status 7. Conclusions Statistical appendix Notes Selected bibliography Index.

"A well-documented examination of what Mexican universities have accomplished in terms of graduation rates, budgets, faculty salaries, and in general, responses to the demands placed on higher educatin by the economy, the government, and society. . . . Lorey has given us a sharply focused innovative study that provides bold generalizations on several important issues."—American Historical Review

• Preface Figures and tables 1. Introduction 2. Three historical demands on the university 3. Government policy priorities and the development of the professional fields 4. From professionals to technicians: the mexican economy's changing demand for university graduates 5. The 'crisis' of quality in Mexican higher education and the rise of the private universities 6. The university system, social mobility, and social status 7. Conclusions Statistical appendix Notes Selected bibliography Index.