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Education

In: Welfare Capitalism in East Asia

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  • Ka-ho Mok

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One explanation for the economic success of the East Asian tigers points to the role their governments have played in education (Morris, 1996; Kwon, H. J., 1997; White and Goodman, 1998). In order to strengthen their competitiveness and to secure the economic development needed to establish and consolidate their legitimacy, these governments placed education in a very strategic position. The education systems of these ‘purposive governments’ were thus characterized by a centralized, standardized, top-down approach which created educational opportunities and raised the education level of citizens (Morris and Sweeting, 1995; Bray and Lee, 2001). All these tiger governments believe that only through a high level of education can they keep pace with rapid social and economic change.

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  • Ka-ho Mok, 2003. "Education," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Ian Holliday & Paul Wilding (ed.), Welfare Capitalism in East Asia, chapter 3, pages 37-69, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-59756-3_3
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230597563_3
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