Comments on: Steven Hill: China and the Long Road Ahead http://worldpolicy.org/wordpress/2008/09/06/steven-hill-china-and-the-long-road-ahead/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:36:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: China's Robber-Baron Ways | The LA Progressive http://worldpolicy.org/wordpress/2008/09/06/steven-hill-china-and-the-long-road-ahead/#comment-367 China's Robber-Baron Ways | The LA Progressive Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:01:29 +0000 http://worldpolicy.org/wordpress/?p=93#comment-367 [...] 2008, World Policy Institute Share This Article: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and [...] [...] 2008, World Policy Institute Share This Article: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and [...]

]]> By: shaun http://worldpolicy.org/wordpress/2008/09/06/steven-hill-china-and-the-long-road-ahead/#comment-282 shaun Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:30:10 +0000 http://worldpolicy.org/wordpress/?p=93#comment-282 China is shaping up to be a mighty player on the international scene. Just imagine what it could accomplish if it provided universal schooling through high school, and subsidized much of college for those who wanted to attend. The results would be astounding, to say the least. And if it did these things, what might such policies trigger globally? Would the U.S., India, or Russia, for instance, worried about falling behind in science, technology, and other arenas, suddenly infuse their education systems with money? Remember what happened when Sputnik went up? Maybe it's time China landed on the moon... China is shaping up to be a mighty player on the international scene. Just imagine what it could accomplish if it provided universal schooling through high school, and subsidized much of college for those who wanted to attend. The results would be astounding, to say the least.

And if it did these things, what might such policies trigger globally? Would the U.S., India, or Russia, for instance, worried about falling behind in science, technology, and other arenas, suddenly infuse their education systems with money? Remember what happened when Sputnik went up? Maybe it’s time China landed on the moon…

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