Participatory Development (A Typical Method for Building a Socialist New Countryside)

Author: Rong Zuntang (Compiler)
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: After the reform and opening-up, with the deepening of the economic system reform, the process of urbanization has accelerated, and the connotation of urban communities has undergone significant changes. Currently, in the process of building a harmonious society, a major historical task has been proposed to construct socialist new rural areas. Coordinating urban and rural economic and social development, advancing the construction of modern agriculture, comprehensively deepening rural reforms, vigorously developing rural public services, and making every effort to increase farmers' incomes have been identified as the strategic direction of the state's "11th Five-Year Plan" to address the "three rural issues." The overall requirements for accelerating the construction of socialist new rural areas are: developed production, prosperous lives, civilized customs, tidy villages, and democratic management. Public services in cities, including education, culture, healthcare, social security, and infrastructure in rural areas, will experience rapid development. To this end, the institutional environment needs to be improved, the capacity of grassroots government officials and community workers needs to be enhanced, and the current situation of low participation needs to be changed, as well as the traditional concepts and working methods of administrative departments. The enthusiasm of development subjects should be mobilized to formulate reasonable and efficient public policies. As a result, all stakeholders will have an understanding and participate in relevant knowledge, using participatory methods to guide development practices to achieve good results.