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Jiang identifies monolithic top-down socialist bureaucracy as the first major structural problem in Chinese education.

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Problem list begun in the 2014-07-14 Sinica episode.

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Jiang identifies monolithic top-down socialist bureaucracy as the first major structural problem in Chinese education.

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Russia And The Mystery Of The Heart

2025-05-20, day precision · Civilization #53: Dostoevsky and the Soul of Russia

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"...they are here to the Biden Empire, which is a very top -down centralized bureaucracy. And this is something we discussed before. The Germans..."

Empire Of Democracy

2025-05-15, day precision · Civilization #52: Empire of Democracy

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"...as the provincial and local governments. Okay? So, it's a very top -down system, whereas the American system is meant to be a balanced..."

The Fifth Pillar of the West

2025-03-04, day precision · Civilization #35: The Viking Legacy

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"...people as well. Remember, the spread of religion is usually a top -down process where you first convert the elite who then convert the..."

The Test Is Not The Truth

2014-07-14, day precision · Education in China (Sinica interview with Jiang Xueqin)

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"...Europe. Right. There may have been some lift generated by the top -down kind of, you know, the central authorities wanting Shanghai to do..."

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