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The Shanghai authorities combine decentralisation and centralisation to encourage school autonomy while maintaining central control.
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Tan, C. (2013). Balancing Decentralisation with Centralisation. In: Learning from Shanghai. Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects, vol 21. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-4021-87-6_8
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