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Reflecting on Theoretical Context

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The two legislative episodes were situated in complex social, political, and economic environments. Thus, the research relates to a wide range of disciplines, including economics, finance, law, political science, and sociology. I encountered elements of various theories at different stages of the study, making theorizing a creative exercise rather than a narrowly technical one.

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    Keju examination, also called “civil examination,” is an historical Chinese examination system first adopted in the Sui Dynasty (581–618) and which lasted through the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911). Common people took the examination; those who succeeded could be selected and appointed as officials (Liu 1995).

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    Xiaokang literally means “small well-being.” It was first mentioned in ancient literature as a social state in which people led a fairly comfortable life. In 1979, Deng Xiaoping used “Xiaokang” to describe Chinese-style modernization and referred to it as a goal to be attained by the Chinese nation. In 1984, Deng developed the concept of “Xiaokang” and specified that “Xiaokang” meant that per-capita GDP in China would reach 800 US dollars by the end of the twentieth century.

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    Mohism was an influential philosophical, social, and religious movement that flourished during the Warring States era (479–221 BCE) in China. Mohism originated in the teachings of “Mozi,” from whom it took its name. Mozi and his followers initiated philosophical argumentation and debate in China. They were the first in the tradition to engage, like Socrates in ancient Greece, in an explicit, reflective search for objective moral standards and to give step-by-step tightly reasoned arguments for their views (Fraser 2009).

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Wang, Y. (2019). Reflecting on Theoretical Context. In: Paradigm Shift of Education Governance in China. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-59515-2_4

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