1 The political economy of higher education governance in Asia: Challenges, trends and trajectories.- 2 Changing patterns in the governance of higher education in Asia.- 3 ASEAN and emerging multi-level governance of higher education in Asia.- 4 Big ambitions, mediocre results: Politics, power and the quest for world class universities in Indonesia.- 5 Asserting global leadership in higher education: Governance with strong government in China.- 6 Governing private higher education in Malaysia: Change and evolution.- 7 Higher education in Singapore: The policy state and governance.- 8 Governance, accountability and autonomy in higher education in Hong Kong.- 9 Research, development and innovation: Governance transformation in Taiwanese higher education.- 10 Higher education in Vietnam: Statism versus institutional autonomy.- 11 The changing governance of Thai higher education.- 12 Cambodian higher education governance: The politics of global summitry and clientelism.