When Decentralization Reduces Regional Disparity: Analyzing Access to College in China

The relationship between decentralization and inequality remains puzzling. The primary objective of this paper is to study the effects of decentralization on regional education inequality in China where national higher education policies systematically prioritize large cities. We apply the Gini coef...

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Main Authors: Qin Liu, Tao Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2024-01-01
Series:SAGE Open
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440231218679