摘 要: | I. IntroductionMaking the nine-year compulsory education universal in rural areas has been a state policyin China. However, due to the stagnant growth in farmers incomes since 1999, ruralyoungsters have been facing increasing difficulties in education as the education expenseskeep going up. This has led to serious concerns from the policy-makers as well as thegeneral public. Restrained by the responsibility-sharing system among different layers ofgovernments and the weak financial strength of…
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