人力资本积累是改善民生的根本途径

Human capital accumulation—key to improve civil livelihood

"民惟邦本,本固邦宁。"这是《尚书》儒家治国理政思想的经典描述。民生问题连着国运,国运昌盛的重要指标是看老百姓的生活质量,为此,从以下角度阐述了几个问题:民生问题实质上是国民素质问题;提高素质、改善民生的根本途径是积累人力资本;改善民生必须先改进"民质",积累人力资本必须优先发展教育。指出民生问题不仅仅是社会问题、经济问题,更是攸关国家兴衰的政治问题,必须加以重视。

People are the foundation of a country;when the foundation is stable,the country is in peace,which is a classical description of the governing philosophy of Confucians in the classical Confucian texts Shangshu.Civil livelihood is closely linked to national fate.The living standard of citizens is the key indicator of the prosperity of a country.The major discussions are that the issue of civil livelihood is essentially the issue of civil quality;accumulation of human capital is the key to improve civil quality and civil livelihood;improvement of civil quality must precede that of civil livelihood;accumulation of human capital must take the development of education as the priority.It is pointed out that great emphasis must be placed on civil livelihood since it is not only an issue of society and economy,but also an issue of politics concerning the success or failure of a country.