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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Effects of the 1994 Tax Reform on Intraprovincial Inequalities in Financing Basic Education
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Lin, Tingjin – Chinese Education and Society, 2009
This study explores the influence of the 1994 tax reform on intraprovincial inequality in financing basic education. The empirical analysis finds that the reform has decreased inequality in general, suggesting that the center may attain its policy goal through centralizing its relative fiscal capability and increasing the intergovernmental…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Taxes, Finance Reform, Educational Equity (Finance)
Study on the Intramunicipal Inequality in Financing Basic Education in Shanghai (2001-2006)
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Lin, Tingjin; Zhang, Shujian; Shi, Shuai – Chinese Education and Society, 2009
Comparative analyses of basic education financing among districts and counties within Shanghai municipality show that basic education in the developed city is as fiscally unequal as it is in other provincial administrative areas. But the tendency to expand education disparities in Shanghai has been reversed since 2005 owing to the education…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Equal Education, Educational Equity (Finance), Suburban Schools