Dream of a Well-off Society: A Comprehensive Overview of Building a Well-off Society in All Respects

Author: Zeng Zhize Liu Zongxian
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Publish Date: 2004-10-01
Features: The content covered in this book is indeed extensive, intricate, and diverse. Due to its nature of "investigation," "dream exploration," and "analysis," the entire book demands substance, justification, and logical reasoning. As the author progresses with writing, a growing sense of apprehension arises, much like the feeling of "Last night the west wind withered the green trees, ascending alone to the heights, gazing far into the distance—helplessness and confusion." The fundamental perspective of this book is that mass consumption, the upgrading of consumption structure, the new industrialization path, and the acceleration of urbanization are the three driving forces for building a moderately prosperous society in all respects. The transformation of China's lifestyle from rural to urban society, the integration of industrialization and informatization in production methods, and the dominance of the middle class in social structure are the three major transformation tasks for building a moderately prosperous society nationwide. Industries such as housing, automobiles, electronic information, tourism, and biotechnology will serve as new leading industries, forming the industrial foundation for a higher level of a moderately prosperous society. Improving the social security system, promoting coordinated regional development, optimizing investment and consumption environments, and increasing investment in education and human capital will lay the foundation for a higher level of a moderately prosperous society. To achieve coordinated economic and social development, China's ownership structure will be further optimized, and private capital will continue to flourish. A new social welfare system and a public finance framework will be gradually established and refined. The "volunteer-driven public welfare" third sector will gradually rise and grow stronger in providing intermediary and direct services that the government cannot or will not provide, as well as those the market is unwilling or unable to supply.