我国历史上开发西部的经验教训

A View of Experience and Lessons of Economic Development in Western China in the History of our Country

我国当前所进行的西部大开发 ,是历史时期西部开发的继续和发展。历史上的西部开发表明 :中央政府在西部开发中处于重要地位 ;民族团结和社会安定是西部开发的必要条件 ;大力进行基础建设有利于西部经济社会发展 ;农牧并重、多种经营适合西部地区经济发展 ;水利建设在西部地区经济发展中具有重要意义 ;战争和动乱会制约西部开发的进程 ;不按经济规律办事便不可能使西部开发达到预期的目标 ;不注意保护生态环境就会造成严重的不利后果。这些经验和教训都是宝贵的财富 。

The nationwide campaign of economic development in western China under way in our country is generally regarded as a succession and development of the same operation in history. Historically, the Central Government virtually ought to take a leading place in the operation necessarily under the circumstances of national union and social stability. Proper strategies, such as major efforts made to undertake capital construction, equal stress laid on agriculture and husbandry and diversified economy and spacial attention to water conservancy, ought to be carried out to develop the West socially, culturally and economically. Otherwise, the process of economic development in western China would cease to be efficient and even cause some serious unfavorable aftereffects, if a war or turmoil broke out, or economic law failed to be observed, or the protection of ecological environment was neglected. All these experience and lessons deserve to be treated seriously as precious treasures.