Abstract
China's education has undergone spectacular reform which started since 1985. Central to this reform is the decentralization of finance and administration for education. In the case of basic education, this involves localizing governmental responsibilities and mobilizing community resources. The decentralization has granted new dimensions of autonomy to the community and hence created a sense of local ownership, which in turn has aroused new initiatives for funding education. The decentralization, however, has also given rise to disparity between regions and often within regions. With further reforms in the system, the disparity is likely to grow and will affect further development of basic education.
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