Wang Chengzhi author Columbia University. Starr East Asian Library Zhou Quanhua author Columbia University. Libraries and Information Services originator text Articles 2002 English China's recent basic education reform followed and, in a certain way, imitated its economic reform. The economic reform merged the experimental dual (planned and market) price systems into a free market economy and yielded phenomenal success. Basic education reform, however, has not succeeded in transforming the introductory dual-track (key school and regular school) systems into a universal one. This article briefly examines the general process and outcomes of basic education reform. It discusses the following questions: Is basic education reform also a story of success? What significant lessons can the Chinese reform experience offer to other comparable developing countries? Education policy 10 15 1 4 2002 1068-2341 http://hdl.handle.net/10022/AC:P:14335 NNC NNC 2012-08-09 12:42:02 -0400 2012-08-13 09:10:08 -0400 8351 eng