摘要
The economic growth rate has always been an important measure for the performance of govern- ments at various levels in China. However, the GDP index was removed from this year＇s development pro- gram of Shanghai, making the city the first in the country to do so. In his government work report delivered at the annual full session of the local legislature on January 25, Mayor Yang Xiong did not mention Shanghai＇s specific expecta- tions for GDP growth in 2015, replacing it with objectives to “achieve stable growth, improve economic structures and enhance quality and efficiency of the local economy.”
The economic growth rate has always been an important measure for the performance of governments at various levels in China.However,the GDP index was removed from this year’s development program of Shanghai,making the city the first in the country to do so.In his government work report delivered at the annual full session of the local legislature on January 25,Mayor Yang Xiong did not mention Shanghai’s specific expectations for GDP growth in 2015,replacing it with
