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CIEM, Trung tâm Thông tin – Tư liu 5 Moreover, these indicators are not immutable, if promoting economic growth is not associated with ensuring social security and justice, it is unlikely to reach sustainable development. In calculating rich and poor disparity, social division consists of five income groups: 20% high, 20% well, 20% medium and 20% poor. Without appropriate measures to promote the 20% poverty group, such as conducting programs of social welfare policy and poverty reduction, and preferential programs for the disadvantaged areas, in accompany with economic restructuring solution to shorten the income gap between regions and between sectors in the economy, the rich-poor gap will defenitely continue growing. II. China's experience in reducing the income gap Followings are some major learnt lessons withdrawn from the analysis in the working-paper: It possible to see that the formation and increase of the rich and poor gap between urban – rural areas in China is resulted from unproper development policy. In particular, the government is responsiblle for such mistakes. In other words, the gap between rich and poor in general, and differences between urban - rural areas in particular, are not the result of marketization process. The intervention of government in development planning, overconcentrating in urban areas, the persistent inhabitant registration regime of peasant household variables have turned peasants into "second classed citizens"; furthermore, weaknesses in regulatory functions of income redistribution, etc. .. is the basic cause ofsuch disparity. So, basic directions in narrowing the rich-poor gap in urban - rural should focus on institutional reform and governmental management reform. In particular, it is necessary to direct government’s transitional and/ or consumption expenditures to non-economic projects (i.e.: investments in education, health care in rural areas, subsidies for farmers, and welfare system, etc. ..). To allow free demographic movement , and to remove inhabitant registration regime will enable rural people to settle down and enjoy the social policy as urban residents. This is a small but important and practical step to create equal opportunities for rural people, and abolishing urban – rural discrimination. There is an intimate relationship between levels of industrialization, urbanization and urban – rural wealth gap. In general, the acceleration of urbanization process is conducive to narrowing wealth gap between urban and rural areas in China.

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CIEM, Trung tm Thng tin T liu 5 Moreover, these indicators are not immutable, if promoting economic growth isnotassociatedwithensuringsocialsecurityandjustice,itisunlikelytoreach sustainabledevelopment.Incalculatingrichandpoordisparity,socialdivision consists offive income groups: 20% high, 20% well, 20% medium and 20% poor. Withoutappropriatemeasurestopromotethe20%povertygroup,suchas conductingprogramsofsocialwelfarepolicyandpovertyreduction,and preferentialprogramsforthedisadvantagedareas,inaccompanywitheconomic restructuringsolutiontoshortentheincomegapbetweenregionsandbetween sectors in the economy, the rich-poor gap will defenitely continue growing. II.China's experience in reducing the income gapFollowings are some major learnt lessons withdrawn from the analysis in the working-paper: Itpossibletoseethattheformationandincreaseoftherichandpoorgap betweenurbanruralareasinChinaisresultedfromunproperdevelopment policy.Inparticular,thegovernmentisresponsiblleforsuchmistakes.Inother words, the gap between rich and poor in general, and differences between urban - ruralareasinparticular,arenottheresultofmarketizationprocess.The interventionofgovernmentindevelopmentplanning,overconcentratinginurban areas,thepersistentinhabitantregistrationregimeofpeasanthouseholdvariables haveturnedpeasantsinto"secondclassedcitizens";furthermore,weaknessesin regulatoryfunctionsofincomeredistribution,etc...isthebasiccauseofsuch disparity.So,basicdirectionsinnarrowingtherich-poorgapinurban-rural shouldfocusoninstitutionalreformandgovernmentalmanagementreform.In particular, it is necessary todirect governments transitional and/ or consumption expendituresto non-economicprojects(i.e.:investments ineducation,health care in rural areas, subsidies for farmers, and welfare system, etc. ..). To allow free demographic movement , and to remove inhabitant registration regime will enable rural people to settle down and enjoy the social policy as urban residents.Thisisasmallbutimportantandpracticalsteptocreateequal opportunitiesforruralpeople,andabolishingurbanruraldiscrimination. Thereisanintimaterelationshipbetweenlevelsofindustrialization,urbanization and urban rural wealth gap. In general, the acceleration of urbanization process is conducive to narrowing wealth gap between urban and rural areas in China.