Inequality in Education and Jobs in China

<Tab/> There is a Chinese saying that goes, "We live to old age, we learn until old age." We Chinese truly have a passion for education and believe that in return, education will further our knowledge, elevate our social status, and secure us a good job within society. One of the most dramatic changes in the lives of average, urban Chinese since the introduction of market reforms in the 1980s has …

…gap decreases, people from rural area have more income to afford tuition. Only when this rift is closed will all Chinese citizens have more equal access to higher education and higher paying jobs, and therefore, better quality of life. Tang, Parish 2000 "Chinese Urban Life under Reform the Change social Contract" Nee, Victor 1989 "A theory Of Market Transition: From Redistribution to Markets in State Socialism." China Education website, http://www.china.org.cn/english/features/38289.htm