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Yasheng Huang on the Development of the Chinese State
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Is the Chinese Civil Service Examination System Meritocratic?
The Chinese civil service examination system was that in a very narrow sense, very meritocratic. There was public corruption, but the corruption was not endemic and they were guardrails to ensure integrity of exam. Family backgrounds didn't affect the performance of the candidates who took the exam - which is quite remarkable. China invented a double anonymization system. The examinee didn't know who the examiner was.
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