Competitive Comrades: Career Incentives and Student Strategies in China

Competitive Comrades: Career Incentives and Student Strategies in China provides a nuanced analysis of the complexities within China's educational institutions and examines the evolution of student behavior in response to political pressures and career incentives. Focusing on the period between 1960 and 1966, the book delves into the high-stakes world of Chinese high schools, where the distribution of opportunities—especially under Mao's virtuocratic policies—produced a unique blend of ambi...