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Policy metamorphosis in China : a case study of minban education in Shanghai / Xiaojiong Ding.

Author/creator Ding, Xiaojiong, 1972-
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoLanham : Lexington Books,
Descriptionxviii, 239 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete
Subject(s)
Series Emerging perspectives on education in china
Contents Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: A New Framework for Understanding -- Chapter 3: Minban Education I: The Nation -- Chapter 4: Minban Education II: Shanghai -- Chapter 5: Student Admission and Fee Charging -- Chapter 6: Converted Schools -- Chapter 7: The Model of Structural Fracturation.
Abstract "This book delineates the history of minban/private education in mainland China, particularly its current form. It studies the process of policy implementation in the domain of minban education, on the basis of which the Chinese central-local relationships and the contemporary model of state governance are analyzed"-- Provided by publisher.
Abstract "This book studies the processes of policy implementation in contemporary mainland China by taking minban/private education at the level of basic education in Shanghai as an example. Based on sixty-five interviews conducted during 2001 and 2004, three moduses of policy implementation are proposed, and the Model of Structural Fracturation is advanced as the prevailing modus of policy implementation in contemporary China. The model argues that policy metamorphosis during implementation is not something random; in contrast, it is determined by structural factors that no single policy actor can manipulate. The pyramid of Chinese politics is a loose construction, with vertical and horizontal fracturations between different layers. This model highlights the fact that governments at the county/district level are remote from and beyond the control of the Central Government and the provinces. They deserve more attention than they have received"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011042206
ISBN9780739129630 (hardback)
ISBN9780739171868 (electronic)

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