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The Highest Exam
How the Gaokao Shapes China
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In 'The Highest Exam', Ruixue Jia, Hongbin Li, and Claire Cousineau present a detailed account of China's exam-centered education system.
The book describes this system as a centralized, hierarchical tournament that culminates in the Gaokao.
Drawing on empirical research and lived experience, the authors reveal how this state-managed system shapes education, labor markets, political legitimacy, and social values.
Jia and Li, leading economists who took the Gaokao and later taught at top universities, provide unique insights.
This book offers an important understanding of the Gaokao system and its impact on Chinese society.
The book describes this system as a centralized, hierarchical tournament that culminates in the Gaokao.
Drawing on empirical research and lived experience, the authors reveal how this state-managed system shapes education, labor markets, political legitimacy, and social values.
Jia and Li, leading economists who took the Gaokao and later taught at top universities, provide unique insights.
This book offers an important understanding of the Gaokao system and its impact on Chinese society.
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