Scientific Development Concept and Sustainable Growth

Author: Cai Fang
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: Comrade Cai Fang is a renowned labor economist in China. In this book, the author, with profound knowledge, a scientific and realistic attitude, and solid research foundations, comprehensively elaborates on the theory of scientific development put forward by the Party Central Committee. Some of the viewpoints presented are very insightful. The book reviews the evolution of development theories worldwide, draws on some Western economic methods, cites extensive research findings and statistical data from domestic and international scholars, and objectively analyzes the problems in China's current stage of development. The author dedicates more space to analyzing and solving specific issues, especially in areas where social undertakings are coordinated with economic development, such as employment and social security, offering unique insights. These research findings hold both theoretical value and practical significance.
The author discusses the starting points of understanding and methodology regarding scientific development and economic growth, arguing that fairness and efficiency are not necessarily mutually exclusive or an either/or proposition. Fairness, in the end, is the ultimate goal and guarantee of efficiency. Additionally, the author does not isolate livelihood issues from economic growth and social development but studies them in the context of sustainable growth and development.
In the book, the author reviews Western development theories and Marxist development theories, combining them with China's development practices. The author concludes that scientific development represents a theoretical evolution and policy practice in several aspects, including a renewed understanding of China's natural resource conditions, the dialectical relationship between fairness and efficiency, efforts to transform economic growth models, and the commitment to sustainable development. The author then examines China's economic development through the lens of scientific development, revealing a series of deep-seated contradictions, including issues related to "the three rural sectors" and the urban-rural gap, unsustainable resource and environmental pressures, poverty and income inequality, unemployment and urban shock poverty, among others. The author analyzes the root causes of these issues and proposes policy recommendations and reform directions.