The producer controlled relative mediocrity of schooling in the West makes a stark contrast with the high standards of education in Japan where the consumer is supreme. Professor Richard Lynn, of the University of Ulster, calls for the fillip of competition to improve standards by extending parental choice.
scope, I r e a liz e d th a t i t was worthy o f being p u b lished. I am g ra te fu l to the Faculty o f Asian S tu d ie s, A u stralian N ational U n iv e rsity , for i t s i n t e r e s t in and support o f th i s p ro je c t. Although the b ib lio g rap h y attem pts to l i s t a l l Ph.D. (or i t s equiva le n t) d is s e r ta tio n s on Chinese l i t e r a t u r e , i t does not l i s t M.A. d is s e r ta t io n s. When a Ph.D. d is s e r ta tio n is superseded by the a u th o r's published work in book form, only the book is l i s t e d ; European d is s e r ta tio n s when published are l i s t e d as books. I have consulted the follow ing sources in the course of the com pilation and e d itin g :
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