The Rural Education Action Program is part of the Stanford Center on China’s Economy and Institutions.
Policy Analysis
Scholarly Publications
Rural education across China's 40 years of Reform: past successes and future challenges
January 2018
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe the policy and trends in rural education in China over the past 40 years; and also discuss a number of challenges that are faced by China’s rural...
Trends and determinants of rural residential solid waste collection services in China
August 2016
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to describe the trends in residential solid waste collection (RSWC) services in rural China over the past decade and analyze the determinants of these services...
The New Rural Social Pension Program in Rural China: Participation and its Correlates
August 2016
Purpose: The need for a universal rural pension system has been heightened by demographic changes in rural China, including the rapid aging of the nation’s rural population and a dramatic decline...
News
Cuéllar looks back on leading FSI
December 2014
For 14 years, Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar has been a tireless Stanford professor who has strengthened the fabric of university’s interdisciplinary nature.
Events
Quality education for all children? What works in education in developing countries
February 10, 2014
Education is critical to economic and social development. There has been substantial progress in improving education in developing countries, but there are still considerable challenges ahead.
Will China Fall into a Middle Income Trap? Growth, Inequality and Future Instability
December 6, 2011
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED The problem: Despite the recent robust growth, there is concern that as China moves up the income ladder that its high level of inequality may be a breeding ground for...
Using Mixed Methods to Improve the Quality and Relevance of Impact Evaluation
April 11, 2011
Overview: It is now widely recognized that a rigorous, policy-relevant impact evaluation embeds the counterfactual analysis of impact in a wider analysis of the underlying program theory (theory of...
Projects
Policy Related Research - REAP 2013
Official Policy Briefs(Submitted to China’s State Council) Research and Policy Recommendations on the Situation of Infant Malnutrition and Underdevelopment in Poor AreasAdvisory for Implementing a...
English
Multimedia
REAP at a Glance
July 2014
Learn the basics of REAP's approach and our research areas of interest in this short documentary.