Educating Migrant Children in Urban Public Schools in China Unravelling the Implementation Paradox

This book investigates the implementation of the education policy for migrant children, arguing that it has been selectively implemented: while some policy themes have been effectively implemented, others have not. Four factors underlie this selective implementation: specificity of policy goals, funding for education, local incentives in an exam-oriented education system, and intergroup relationships between migrant and urban children.

Chapter 1 Introduction.- Chapter 2 Policy Implementation Theories.- Chapter 3 Inter-Governmental Relationships and Policy Implementation.- Chapter 4 Funding Allocation and Policy Implementation.- Chapter 5 Exam-Oriented Education System and Policy Implementation.- Chapter 6 Intergroup Relations and Policy Implementation.- Chapter 7 Conclusion.

Dr Bo Hu is a Research Officer at the Department of Health Policy, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). His current work focuses on the implementation and financing of social policy, and governance of social welfare programmes in both developed and developing countries. He completed his first PhD at the Institute of International Economics at Nankai University in China, and second PhD at the Department of Social Policy at the LSE.