Policy Metamorphosis in China: A Case Study of Minban Education in Shanghai

China has been experiencing great economic and social changes since the late 1970s when the Reform and Opening—Up policies were accepted. While some Sinologists argue that such changes have made the Chinese structure of authority fragmented and discrepant, and have weakened the directive power of the Central Government, a few others emphasize that despite a certain degree of economic decentralization and segmentation of public power, the Central Government has been seeking ways to hold the ...