Accelerating the Digitalization Process in Rural China and Promoting Common Prosperity

Under the historical background of promoting agricultural and rural modernization in an all-round way,this paper deeply analyzes the practical significance of digital construction in rural China,and explores the problems in the digitalization level of rural infrastructure,farmers digitalization awareness and accomplishment,and agricultural digital system.Countermeasures and suggestions are put forward from four aspects:digital village construction policy system,rural digital infrastructure construction,rural digital talent cultivation system,and agricultural digital system,and the rural digital construction of Huzhou City is taken as an example,in order to further realize the goal of empowering rural farmers with digital technology for common prosperity.

Digital Infrastructure and Common Prosperity: An Influence Mechanism and Effect Test

Common prosperity is an important goal of China’s modernization efforts,and narrowing the income gap among different regions and populations is crucial to achieving common prosperity.The construction of digital infrastructure has significantly boosted productivity and facilitated the diffusion of technology in less developed regions,leading to notable changes in labor employment and the income gap,which aligns with the goal of common prosperity.This paper explores the mechanism through which digital infrastructure influences common prosperity with a focus on employment,using panel data from 30 provinces in China between 2011 and 2021 for an empirical test.The research finds that digital infrastructure significantly promotes common prosperity.By expanding employment and increasing labor remuneration,the influence of digital infrastructure on common prosperity exhibits regional heterogeneity and a nonlinear threshold effect.The research suggests that the government should enhance investment in and construction of digital infrastructure,reduce the digital divide through policy support in rural areas,promote digital employment and skills training,and encourage industrial integration and enterprise participation.

Study on the Measurement of the Development Level of Common Prosperity

Constructing a comprehensive prosperity evaluation index system from the dimensions of“affluence”and“commonality,”consisting of 23 detailed indicators,this study utilizes the entropy method and provincial panel data from 2011 to 2020 to measure the level of common prosperity across Chinese provinces.The research findings indicate an overall upward trend in the common prosperity development level among provinces during the sample period.Beijing,Shanghai,Zhejiang,Guangdong,and Jiangsu exhibit the highest common prosperity indices at the provincial level.From a spatial perspective,significant disparities exist in the common prosperity levels among different regions.Consequently,policy recommendations are proposed:Tailoring strategies for regional development based on realities,reinforcing regional coordinated development,and promoting the advancement of common prosperity.

Goal Evolution and Promotion Strategies of Rural Revitalization in the View of Common Prosperity

Rural revitalization is not only an important development goal for the Chinese government, but also a path to development. It is a crucial strategic choice of socialism with Chinese characteristics in a new epoch that to achieve both urban-rural and intrarural prosperity in the course of promoting rural revitalization. In the context of common prosperity, the key to achieving rural revitalization is to strive for the year 2050 long-term objectives of “robust agriculture, beautiful countryside and well-off farmers”, while also accelerating efforts to meet the mid-term targets of “improving the quality and efficiency of agriculture, making rural areas suitable to live and work, and ensuring farmers are affluent and well-off”. In terms of a strategic path, it is vital to combine endogenous growth with a sharing mechanism, with the former aiming to stimulate the internal vitality of rural areas and unleash their growth potential, and the latter to ensure that wealth is shared among all people and access to basic public services is made equal. To implement the strategy, it is suggested to take a regionally differentiated approach and a classification differentiated approach by scientifically grasping rural differences and identifying policy priorities, and explore innovative and diversified mechanisms of rural common prosperity.

Technological Innovation: A Primary Driver to Promote Global Urban Common Prosperity——An Analysis of Factors Influencing the Competitiveness of 1,007 Cities around the World

Common prosperity,an important goal of human development,increasingly has to be achieved through the common prosperity of cities.The research into and discovery of the determinants which create differences in urban economic competitiveness is of great signi ficance as,thereby,the research and expected discovery can help with the formulation of relevant policies for development,competition,and cooperation to promote win-win conditions among cities.However,such research is still rare.Based on the economic competitiveness data of 1,007 cities,this paper uses OLS regression and Shapley-value based decompositions regression to analyze factors affecting the economic competitiveness of global cities and differences that the cities made.Combined with quantile regression,studying the law of changing of each factor's effect on cities with different levels of economic competitiveness is of theoretical and practical signi ficance.The study findings are as follows.(1)The variability of global urban economic competitiveness is quite large.Cities in North America and Europe are still the benchmarks of global urban economic prosperity.(2)Financial services,technological innovation,industrial system,business environment,institutional environment,infrastructure,among other factors,have signi ficant impacts on the economic competitiveness of cities.(3)The primary factor that in fluenced the variability in economic competitiveness is technological innovation.(4)The ranking of the main in fluencing factors varied slightly between cities at different levels of economic competitiveness.These indicate that the international community should promote innovation in and diffusion of science and technology to achieve common prosperity by narrowing the gap between cities.The relevant decision-making departments,e.g.urban planning departments with strong economic and finance expertise of the cities in different development zones should adopt different measures in accordance with their actual situations.

Coordinating Regional Development as a Solid Foundation for Common Prosperity

Coordinating regional development is a key step for China to achieve the goal of common prosperity for all. From the era of the planned economy to the development,consolidation and improvement of the socialist market economic system after reform and opening up since 1978, as a key target of economic development, China has been committed to balancing regional development, and after decades-long explorations and relentless efforts made great progress. Coordinated regional development-as manifested in narrowed regional development gaps, more equal access to basic public services and eradication of regional absolute poverty-has paved the way for more substantive progress to be made in delivering common prosperity for all. Despite the progress, China still needs to further improve institutional systems for regional coordination and undergird the regional foundation for common prosperity according to the requirements of its new development stage. Specifically, China should focus on the following priorities:(i) Strengthen institutional infrastructure, smooth regional internal and external circulations, and develop a unified domestic market at a higher level;(ii) give full play to the role of the government in equalizing access to basic public services, promoting infrastructure connectivity and protecting basic living standards;(iii) optimize integrated urban-rural development mechanisms, take solid steps to revitalize the countryside, and further coordinate urban and rural development;(iv) improve the layout of the industrial chain and advance interregional industrial chain upgrade and social progress.

Inclusive Finance,Income Gaps and Common Prosperity

According to the Report to the 20^(th) CPC National Congress,delivering common prosperity for all the people is an intrinsic requirement of Chinese modernization.Based on China Household Finance Survey(CHFS)data from 2015 to 2019,this study examines the effects of inclusive finance on China’s household income disparities and demonstrates how inclusive finance contributes to shared prosperity.Our empirical research reveals that inclusive finance has significantly decreased the income disparities between Chinese households.Inclusive finance has significantly increased the income levels of households below the 40^(th) percentile,making it more likely for them to move above the 40^(th) percentile of incomes,which is conducive to delivering common prosperity.Our analysis indicates that inclusive finance will reduce income disparities by assisting low-income households in starting a business and by promoting rural household employment.Reflecting its inclusive nature,further investigation reveals that inclusive finance has a greater positive impact on the income level of vulnerable households.Our research offers new evidence for comprehending the role of inclusive finance and a new interpretation of income disparities,with policy implications for accelerating Chinese modernization.

The Institutional Framework of Common Prosperity in the Process of Chinese Modernization

The report to the 20th CPC National Congress makes it clear that achieving common prosperity for all is an essential requirement of Chinese modernization,and that China has come to a historical period when concrete measures can be taken to promote common prosperity with a well-researched and effective system.In the new journey of Chinese modernization,we must correctly understand productive forces and production relations,properly handle the relation between efficiency and fairness,and promote common prosperity with sound systems.Therefore,efforts must be made to create an institutional framework of common prosperity that involves three pillars—socialism with Chinese characteristics as the fundamental system,improving the efficiency and vitality of productive forces as the basic system,and preserving fairness and adjusting productive relations and income distribution as the foundational system.To succeed,we must do the following three things.First,we should uphold the system where the Party leads the country,and all our work and the people run the country.Second,we should improve the basic economic system in which public ownership is the mainstay,the high-level socialist market economy,related systems,to promote high-quality economic development,and auxiliary systems to realize common prosperity with the digital economy.Third,we should perfect the institutional arrangements related to primary,secondary,and tertiary income distribution.

The Realization of Common Prosperity through Relative Poverty Alleviation:Gradient Development and Optimization

Relative poverty alleviation is explicitly consistent with common prosperity.Relative poverty alleviation,which is part of the modernization of national governance capacity,is both an objective requirement of effective poverty alleviation and an inevitable approach to the realization of common prosperity.The alleviation of relative poverty and the realization of common prosperity are intrinsically coupled because they feature overlapping time sequences,monistic values,superimposed fields,similar systems,and homogeneous elements.The relationship between the two is essentially symbiotic,coexistent,and synergistic.Consequently,how to effectively alleviate relative poverty and build a dynamic long-term mechanism for relative poverty alleviation will be one of the major challenges for China to tackle before it can make more obvious and substantial progress toward common prosperity for all by 2035.This paper proposes relevant countermeasures and suggestions,which mainly concern the building of a dynamic,multi-dimensional mechanism for relative poverty alleviation and a coordinated mode for the two missions.The aim is to achieve a balanced integration of the academic logic,social logic,and policy logic.

People's Well-rounded Development:The Value Orientation of Common Prosperity in the New Era

Achieving common prosperity for all is an important feature of Chinese modernization and an essential requirement of socialism with Chinese characteristics,with the core value orientation of promoting the people’s well-rounded development.This reflects the close relationship between people’s well-rounded development and common prosperity and implies that common prosperity is not just an economic issue,but also a political matter,a moral subject,and a human rights goal.Being“people-centered”is the core positioning of common prosperity,with its inherent collective and individual attributes.In terms of the object dimension of prosperity,it encompasses a wide range of rights such as material and spiritual well-being,which are advanced in a coordinated manner,and a deepening level of guarantee gradually improving.In the practical concept of“shared development,”it emphasizes the unity of state obligations and individual responsibilities,as well as the phased approach and promotion of common prosperity through the rule of law.Therefore,the essence of common prosperity lies in shifting from a“material-centered”perspective to a“people’s well-rounded development-centered”perspective.It combines the principles of fairness and inclusiveness with the recognition of diverse developmental needs.The focus is on enhancing the subjective initiative of the people,aiming to truly achieve the happiness of the people and promote people’s well-rounded development through the realization of“common prosperity.”

The Rights Logic of Common Prosperity:Structure,Evolution,and Path to Implementation

The concept of common prosperity embodies the right of the people to a happy life,which is in line with General Secretary Xi Jinping’s proposition that“the people’s happiness is the greatest human right.”Its rights structure has the attributes of collective rights,reflecting the people’s pursuit of material civilization,spiritual civilization,harmony,beauty,and other social values.The realization of these rights is based on individual diligent labor and also entails human rights responsibilities of the state and society.Since the Third Plenary Session of the 11th Central Committee,China has pursued the basic policy of reform and opening-up,dismantling institutional barriers that hindered the development of productivity and the full realization of rights.This has stimulated the initiative,enthusiasm,and creativity of the people in their endeavors and entrepreneurship,leading to a historic leap from standing up to becoming prosperous.The living standards of the people have greatly improved.In the new journey toward achieving the second centenary goal,China should follow the important discourse of General Secretary Xi Jinping on respecting and protecting human rights,take the path of socialist human rights with Chinese characteristics,and better meet the growing aspirations of the people for a better life in the pursuit of high-quality economic development.

The Moral Orientation of Solidly Promoting Common Prosperity for All People in the New Era

The moral connotation of solidly promoting common prosperity for all people in the new era has been formed in the interaction between history and practice.It features the full coverage of the subjects of common prosperity,the richness of the content,the gradualness of the process,and the authenticity of the practice.As the core structural elements,the three units of consciousness,namely,the moral logic of putting people first,the moral model of coordinated development,and the moral ideal of coexistence,form the organic whole of the moral pattern of solidly promoting common prosperity for all people in the new era.The moral practice of solidly promoting common prosperity for all people in the new era refers to the maximum realization of the value and dignity of human survival and development.The pursuit of high-quality development is also the striving for common prosperity,the pioneering spirit and collective consciousness highlighted in the construction of the demonstration zones for realizing common prosperity,and the role of the third distribution and the upholding of fairness and justice have vividly demonstrated the moral practice of solidly promoting common prosperity for all people in the new era.

A Common Prosperity

As China celebrates 40 years of reform and opening up,it shares mutual development with Africa The default impression of China for many foreigners three or four decades ago was kungfu movies.However,things have changed and the country has transformed into a land of highspeed

老龄化、养老金覆盖率与水平对养老金支付负担的影响研究

人口老龄化是影响基础养老保险制度可持续性的关键因素。基于年龄移算法和生命表技术,以第六次与第七次全国人口普查数据为基础,测算2010-2030年中国领取养老金的老年人口规模、年限与资金规模。研究发现:由于老龄化程度加深与养老保险覆盖面扩大,中国领取养老金的老年人口规模持续扩大,从2010年的1.23亿人增加到2030年的3.32亿人。与此同时,中国养老金领取水平逐渐提高,养老金支付负担与日俱增,支出总额至少从2010年的13293.90亿元上涨至2030年的118933.19亿元。此外,由于老年人口余寿的显著延长,老年人领取养老金的年限也不断延长,从2010年的10.13年延长到2030年的19.92年,领取年限延长速度超过余寿延长速度。另外,养老金的支付负担还存在明显的性别与城乡差异。故而,提出落实延迟退休政策、慎重上调养老金替代率与养老金水平等参量变革措施、发展多支柱养老金模式、鼓励生育等结构改革举措,在人口与经济高质量发展中促进共同富裕。

农村人力资本结构高级化对乡村振兴的影响

优化农村人力资本结构对有效实施乡村振兴战略具有深远的意义。文章基于2012—2023年中国30个省份的面板数据,运用固定效应模型、调节效应模型和门槛效应模型实证分析农村人力资本结构高级化对乡村振兴的影响。研究发现:农村人力资本结构高级化促进乡村振兴,但存在区域异质性;科技创新在农村人力资本结构高级化对乡村振兴的影响中所起的调节作用因经济社会发展水平不同而有差异;农村人力资本结构高级化对乡村振兴存在单一门槛效应,对外开放跨过门槛值9.386后,农村人力资本结构高级化对乡村振兴的促进作用减弱。由此得出分类施策促进农村人力资本结构高级化、营造创新环境、处理好农产品外贸出口与内销的关系等政策启示。

黄河流域数字经济发展对农民收入的影响

基于黄河流域100个地级市2011-2022年数据,实证探讨数字经济发展对农民收入的影响。研究表明,数字经济发展对农村居民收入有显著促进作用,这一结论在改变样本容量和双侧缩尾等稳健性检验后依然成立。区域异质性分析表明,黄河流域数字经济发展对农村居民收入的提升效应从下游、中游到上游依次递减;维度异质性分析发现,互联网发展的提升效应更大;城镇化水平异质性分析表明,城镇化水平较高的地区提升效应较大;经济发展水平异质性分析亦表明,经济发展水平较高的地区提升效应较大。据此提出强化农村数字经济基础设施建设,实施区域差异化策略,提升农民参与能力等对策建议。

乡村文化振兴促进农民精神生活共同富裕的优势、障碍与进路

共同富裕是中国特色社会主义的本质要求,是人民群众的共同期盼。共同富裕旨在实现生活品质全面提升,不仅追求物质层面的富饶与充裕,而且强调精神世界的丰富与满足,即物质富足与精神充实和谐并进。随着中国特色社会主义迈向新发展阶段,积极培育并激发农民精神生活共同富裕,有助于提升农民文化底蕴与道德修养,为乡村文化振兴提供强大精神动力和智力支持,从而推动乡村社会全面发展与繁荣。乡村文化振兴是解决城乡人民精神文化生活发展不平衡问题的重要手段,是促进农民精神生活共同富裕的关键途径。乡村文化振兴具有统一思想认识、培育乡风文明、实现精神自强等显著优势,为农民精神生活共同富裕提供思想基础、文化资源和内生动力。然而,囿于农民综合素养不高、乡村文化价值在多元文化碰撞中日渐式微以及文化振兴载体建设不畅等现实障碍,农民精神生活共同富裕的任务任重而道远。为此,应通过强化宣传教育、推动乡村文化融入社会主义文化繁荣大局之中、建设乡村新时代文明实践中心等举措,充分发挥乡村文化振兴在促进农民精神生活共同富裕中的重要作用。

教育强国建设促进共同富裕的内在机理、现实困境与政策推进

党的二十届三中全会强调,要通过深化教育强国战略改革,助力中国式现代化进程。教育强国建设作为国家对社会整体发展的长远规划和系统布局在推动全民共同富裕中占据基础性、引导性和战略性地位,依托提高国民素质、培养创新人才、优化社会结构以及增强文化软实力等,赋能全民物质生活与精神生活协调统一的共同富裕,体现出造就共富格局、托举共富底线、赋能优质共富、涵养精神共富的作用机制。针对当前教育体系间不平衡不充分与研究范式单一分散制约整体效能、城乡发展异质与区域资源不均衡影响教育益贫式增长、数字鸿沟与算法风险加剧收入不平等阻碍教育技术赋能、公共文化服务建设与文化消费水平不足阻碍精神共富的现实困境,本文提出推进方略:构建融创教育新范式,推动人口红利向人才红利转变;发挥教育提低扩中效应,促进县域城乡融合发展;加速人工智能教育融合,优化劳动力市场战略布局;厚植立德树人精神根基,塑造中国式文化制度伦理。

中国人口发展态势对共同富裕的影响及其应对

党的二十届三中全会提出,推动全体人民共同富裕取得更为明显的实质性进展。从现在起到2035年是我国推进共同富裕取得实质性进展的关键时期,也是我国人口发展的重要转型期,我国人口发展新趋势将给推进共同富裕带来较大影响。在做大“蛋糕”方面,庞大的人口规模为产业发展和技术创新提供巨大潜力,人口在城市群和大城市的集聚能带来规模效应从而促进经济增长,但人口老龄化会导致劳动力供给不足、全要素生产率降低等问题,给经济增长也带来挑战。在分好“蛋糕”方面,庞大的人口规模会增加“提低”“扩中”和“调高”难度,快速的人口老龄化和巨大的老年人口规模给老年群体共同富裕带来挑战,人工智能解决老龄化难题同时可能导致收入差距拉大,人口收缩造成的流出地经济活力衰退会导致区域发展差距拉大,超大规模流动人口增加扩大中等收入群体难度。因此,一方面应发挥规模红利、质量红利、配置红利等多维人口红利对冲人口转型冲击,做大“蛋糕”;另一方面要基于人口发展新趋势优化三次分配制度,分好“蛋糕”。