The economic issues faced by the new government: Experts' thoughts and suggestions

Author: Wu Jinglian
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Publish Date: 2003-04-01
Features: The China Economic 50 Forum is a completely non-official academic organization whose purpose is to enable scholars to frequently communicate and interact. It regularly or irregularly gathers to discuss ongoing research topics, inspiring each other with new ideas. Unlike the U.S. President's Council of Economic Advisers, which is a government agency, or organizations like France's "40 People for the Economy" under the Prime Minister's Office or Germany's "Guru Group" at the Academy of Sciences, the China Economic 50 Forum has little "official color." It functions more like a private "reunion of peers" and, to this day, lacks a formal organizational structure. Although some of its members hold government positions and the National Information Center and China Economic Information Network played significant organizational roles in its early stages, the forum itself is not a formal institution.
During the publication process of this series, the authors have naturally made revisions and additions to their papers or speeches. To some extent, the collected works here differ from the original presentations at the forum. However, this is also a product of the forum itself, reflecting its role. The forum's purpose is to refine and improve everyone's perspectives through broader discussions and debates.
Nevertheless, this series still reflects the issues that have been of concern and discussed over the past few years, serving as a historical record. We will continue to organize the forum's activities, and this series will be published regularly to more timely reflect the topics discussed at the forum, encouraging participation in economic discussions in various ways. After all, China's economic reform and development require broader participation, more new ideas, approaches, and democratic mechanisms to address the challenges we face and will face, ensuring China's sustainable development.