Between local community and central state: Financing basic education in China

International Journal of Educational Development

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 366-373

  Zhao, Litao ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Basic education; Decentralization; Educational surcharges; Regional disparity; Rural urban gap

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; SECONDARY EDUCATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 67349241364     PISSN: 07380593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2008.10.005     Document Type: Article

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