Social System Coordination Theory: Research on the Mechanism of Social Development

Author: Han Mingmo / Country: Mainland China
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Publish Date: 2002-11-01
Features: Excerpt The term "competition for performance" is borrowed from the renowned argument proposed by the late sociologist Professor Chen Da in his book "Population Problems." He believed that to change China's poverty and backwardness and achieve national prosperity, attention should be focused on both "survival competition" and "performance competition" in terms of population and labor. Generally speaking, to win the battle for survival competition, one must pay close attention to studying population quantity; to win the battle for performance competition, one must pay close attention to studying population quality. These two types of competition are mutually influential dialectical relationships. Only by winning the battle for survival competition can one strive for victory in performance competition; conversely, if victory in performance competition is achieved, it is also easier to win the battle for survival competition.