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A quick glance at the historical developments of China since the early 1980s, and particularly focusing on the introduction of market reforms and the Open Door policy (Guan, 2000) reflects the nation’s deliberate move away from a centrally planned regime to one where markets perform a greater role.
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Tan, C., Reyes, V. (2016). Neo-Liberal Education Policy in China. In: Guo, S., Guo, Y. (eds) Spotlight on China. Spotlight on China. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-881-7_2
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