Resource constraint,sustainable economic growth pattern and transformation of economic system in China

Over the past 20 years, China has made spectacular achievements in economic growth as well as in thetransformation of economic growth pattern. Industrial structure is being updated, and technology is playing a more andmore important role in economic development. The energy and resource consumption in many industries and enterprisesare reducing. However, we should realize that there are still many problems in changing the economic growth pattern,such as high input, high consumption, high discharge, inharmony, recycling difficulty, and low efficiency, which havegreatly impaired and restrict Chinese economic development. Therefore, the fundamental change of the economic growthpattern is inevitable. Based on the analysis on the status quo and the exploit of resources, this paper suggests that thetransformation from unsustainable to sustainable growth is the only choice in changing the economic growth pattern. Inaddition, the transformation should not completely rely on the fundamental effects of market mechanism. We should makefull use of the power of governments to speed up the transformation of economic system.

Balancing Carbon Emission Reductions and Social Economic Development for Sustainable Development: Experience from 24 Countries

The impact of human carbon emissions on climate has generated widespread global concern. We selected 24 countries as research objects and analysed the changes in carbon emissions in different countries between the establishment of emission reduction actions in 1990 and 2014. Then, we selected 19 factors representing four categories(economy, population, technology and energy) to explore the key factors that led to changes in carbon dioxide(CO2) emissions in different countries. Emission reduction actions since 1990 did not lead to marked improvements, and only five countries(Russia, Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy and France) achieved reductions in carbon emissions. The factors that influenced CO2 emissions varied among countries. In most developing countries, reductions in CO2 emissions were caused by reductions in poverty and inherent natural conditions. Moreover, the extent of influence of a given factor on CO2 emissions differed among countries. The global economic crisis may cause similar fluctuations in CO2 emissions in many countries. Adjustments to energy and industrial structures are the main reason for the reduction in carbon emissions, whereas economic growth and urbanization are the two major contributors to the growth of carbon emissions. According to historical carbon emissions data, a green energy revolution must be implemented to address global climate change and ensure the sustainable development of human societies.

The Role of Business in Accelerating Sustainable Development in Africa

Sustainable development is seen as a way to end extreme poverty, promote economic growth, and advance environmental sustainability and reduce gender inequality. Sustainable development is embedded in the Gross Domestic Product （GDP） of a nation and GDP is used as an indicator of the economic health of a country and also as a way of measuring a country＇s standard of living. Accelerating sustainable development requires the involvement of businesses to play a role in creating economic growth and job creation. The understanding is that when businesses invest in capital that is used in the production of goods, they create employment which in turn helps boost the people＇s standard of living as they earn some income. However, accelerating sustainable development has a beating on employee empowerrnent where workers are paid living wages to meet their fundamental needs, job security, and right to join a trade union and working in an environment free of sexual harassment.

A Note: De-Growth Debate and New Scientific Analysis of Economic Growth

This article is a theoretical note on de-growth debate. The article includes an analysis of economic growth and alternative growth paths. The article is focused on the concepts of de-linking, re-linking and de-growth. We connected linking analysis (de-linking and re-linking) analytically to the de-growth debate. On the basis of our framework, special cases of de-growth in the linking process relate to strong re-linking, weak re-linking and recessive de-linking. This kind of theoretical approach helps us to define the special nature of de-growth. Key finding of us is that only the de-growth case of recessive de-linking meets the condition of environmental sustainability. However, this case does not fulfil the criteria of sustainable development defined in the WCSD context. In the linking process, the WCSD conditions of sustainable development are met in the strong de-linking process only. In our analytical framework, the theoretical concepts of de-growth and sustainable development seem to conflict by definition.

SETTING A NEW PHASE OF INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION IN THE FIELD OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

China is in an industrialization and urbanization phase, and yet faces the conflict between relatively deficient resources per capita and low utilization efficiency; the conflict between the lowering levels of fertility and strong population momentum; and the conflict between environmental degradation and unsustainable economic growth. It would be a great contribution to humanity to achieve sustainable development in the course of the rapid modernization taking place in China - the developing country with 22 percent of the population of the world.

A Study of Sustainable Development of China’s State-Level Economic and Technological Development Zones

State-level economic and technological development zones (ETDZs) are products of China’sreform and opening-up policies and a new engine of growth for the Chinese economy. Theyhave made tremendous contributions to the development of the Chinese economy. However,some problems have emerged in the course of this progress and new challenges are stilllying ahead. Sustainable development is possible only when the strategy and objectives ofdevelopment are adjusted, when the integrated investment environment is optimized, whenindustries are upgraded, when technical innovations are made, when independent innovationcapabilities are lifted, when the mode of economic growth is changed, and when innovationsare made in government management.

Banking Sector Development and Agricultural Productivity in Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC)

There is high pressure for investment capital and financial services for agricultural activities necessary for poverty reduction,economic growth,sustainable development and food security.This study investigated the long-term causation between banking sector development and agricultural productivity in the six Central African Economic and Monetary Community(CEMAC)states from 1990 to 2018,hypothesizing no causation between banking sector and agriculture output.With the autoregressive distributed lag(ARDL)model and vector error correction model(VECM),the study demonstrates that banking sector and agricultural productivity in the CEMAC region are related.It implies long-run relationship exists between banking sector and agricultural productivity in the CEMAC zone.The results reveal that bidirectional causality exists between banking sector and agricultural productivity in the CEMAC region.This is insinuating that in the CEMAC region,agricultural productivity and banking sector development are operating in mutualism.The findings indicate the reason to establish the banking sector using proper macroeconomic,legal and regulatory policies to boost agricultural productivity by creating incentive systems that channel more credit to agricultural investment and promoting the banking system.

China＇s Economic Outlook into 2030： Transformation, Simulation and Policy Suggestions

This article discusses China＇s economic growth path and the potential challenges to becoming a high-income country by utilizing simulation to provide potential policy responses. The authors believe it is necessary to optimize spatial allocation and promote urbanization, but distorted urbanization must be avoided as it will only perpetuate the current problems. The core strategy is to change government behavior to allow the market to allocate resources. It is important to maintain stable growth in the short term and balance the economic structure in the medium- and long-term. In particular, optimizing spatial allocation must constitute a critical part of the policy adjustment. Only with a viable urbanization model can the country shift from the catch-up pursuit via industrialization to a balanced approach of sustainable growth. This can be done through gradual guidance and policy corrections. China should continue to uphold the ＂scientific concept of development＂ as the overarching principle governing socioeconomic development, and create a unique approach to sustainability where the economy grows steadily, sharing is universal and people live in harmony with nature.

Relationship between Development of Landscape Architecture and Urban Ecological Economy

Landscape architecture industry throughout decades of rapid development has made great contributions to national environment, improvement of city and ecological conditions. Against the background of worldwide economic depression, increasing national investment, it is advocated that more investments should be input for the landscape architecture industry, and special funds set for the industry. Park and garden construction echoes with the country and people's needs for environmental beautification, ecological improvement, preservation of natural resources and sustainable development, so as to obtain the most ecological benefi ts and social benefi ts with the least input, and create beautiful living environment, as well as long-term and sustainable economic benefi ts.

Does digitalization mitigate regional inequalities?Evidence from China

Regional inequality significantly influences sustainable development and human well-being.In China,there exists pronounced regional disparities in economic and digital advancements;however,scant research delves into the interplay between them.By analyzing the economic development and digitalization gaps at regional and city levels in China,extending the original Cobb-Douglas production function,this study aims to evaluate the impact of digitalization on China's regional inequality using seemingly unrelated regression.The results indicate a greater emphasis on digital inequality compared to economic disparity,with variable coefficients of 0.59 for GDP per capita and 0.92 for the digitalization index over the past four years.However,GDP per capita demonstrates higher spatial concentration than digitalization.Notably,both disparities have shown a gradual reduction in recent years.The southeastern region of the Hu Huanyong Line exhibits superior levels and rates of economic and digital advancement in contrast to the northwestern region.While digitalization propels economic growth,it yields a nuanced impact on achieving balanced regional development,encompassing both positive and negative facets.Our study highlights that the marginal utility of advancing digitalization is more pronounced in less developed regions,but only if the government invests in the digital infrastructure and education in these areas.This study's methodology can be utilized for subsequent research,and our findings hold the potential to the government's regional investment and policy-making.

On Development of Rural Tourism Economy in China

Constantly ascendant rural tourism provides great opportunity for exploration and development of small scenic spots and scenic sites.For this new opportunity,it is required to provide correct guidance and encouragement. Then,it will become a new growth point of rural local economy. In this study,it came up with several recommendations for expanding the development space of rural tourism.

金融集聚对区域经济增长的影响研究——以中国31个省市为例

在新发展要求下,打造新型区域金融发展中心,有助于促进国内国际双循环、整合金融资源以及优化资源配置,进而助力于经济增长。文章基于2010—2021年我国省际面板数据,利用各省市的金融集聚水平,探索金融集聚对区域经济增长的影响。研究发现金融集聚水平提高会对一个地区的经济增长起正向显著效应。最后,文章基于实证分析的结论,对金融集聚的提升和地区经济的增长提出政策建议。未来我们应加快完善现代金融体系建设、持续优化区域经济结构与布局、不断发挥市场一体化发展优势,助力城市经济效率提升,为建设经济强国提供有力支撑。

气候风险、经济增长与城市内涵式发展——基于暴雨冲击的经验证据

如何应对气候风险加剧背景下的极端天气现象冲击是当前及未来我国经济面临的一个重要问题。为更全面理解极端天气现象的经济后果,本文借助最新的地理信息数据,研究暴雨冲击与城市经济增长之间的关系。实证结果表明,暴雨冲击会显著降低城市经济增长率,在经过一系列稳健性检验后,此结论依旧成立。机制分析表明,暴雨冲击不仅会造成显著的直接经济损害,还会降低微观经济主体的经济活跃度,从而引致城市经济增长率降低。进一步分析表明,通过完善城市公共服务和营造城市宜居环境推动城市内涵式发展,有助于减轻暴雨冲击对经济增长的负面影响和增强城市应对气候风险的能力。本文研究为我国城市内涵式发展转型提供了经验证据。

包容性增长视域下数字经济高质量发展的路径研究

随着新一轮科技革命与产业升级的不断深化,数字经济逐渐成为推动经济复苏和增长的重要引擎。然而,数字经济在高速发展的同时也带来了一系列挑战,如“数字鸿沟”的扩大、数字治理不完善、数字贸易壁垒等问题,不利于经济社会的稳定和可持续发展。为此,本文从包容性增长视角分析当前数字经济发展存在的问题,揭示数字经济发展与包容性增长的内在联系,探讨数字经济高质量发展的路径,旨在稳步推进中国共同富裕取得更为明显的实质性进展,实现经济社会公平和可持续发展。

数字技术会带来“技术奇点”吗?

经济增长的本质是什么?人类是否能够实现经济的可持续增长?数字技术是否可能带来“技术奇点”,从而创造一个不需要人类且产出无限增长的世界?本文首先从经济学的角度系统梳理关于数字技术对经济增长影响的研究,在此基础上从限制经济增长的物理因素角度对上述问题进行重新解读。本文认为:即便数字技术是人类历史的又一次革命,并且也可能创造一轮新的经济增长奇迹,但是,人类经济活动终究不能脱离有用物质有限、空间有限、物质不可无限分割以及地球承载能力有限的约束。而数字技术所带来的不平等以及其对生态环境的破坏,会进一步割裂GDP与人类福祉之间的关系。为此,从“技术奇点”转向“可持续的福祉增长”就成为一项迫在眉睫的关键任务。

促进农业产业发展和粮食安全的可持续集约化模式探究

随着科学技术的发展和世界人口的急剧增长,解决世界粮食问题迫在眉睫。农业作为我国第一产业,在乡村振兴战略的背景下,发展农业具有重要意义,也面临机遇与挑战。可持续集约化农业模式作为一种能在单位种植土地面积提高生产物料投入继而最大化提升粮食产量的先进农业模式,对于解决粮食安全问题有着重要的意义。引入先进的科学技术、制定严谨的评估方法、提高农民的综合素质,有形和无形投入相结合,推广可持续集约化农业模式,成为推动农业现代化、促进农业经济发展和粮食安全保障的可行策略。

可持续发展理念下企业减污降碳新路径探析

本文旨在研究以可持续发展理念为基础的企业减污降碳新路径,并通过试验数据验证其有效性。本文设计了一个试验,选择了两组不同经营方式的企业,并收集了相关数据进行分析。结果显示,采用可持续发展理念的企业在减污降碳方面表现更好,同时实现了更高的经济增长。这为企业实现可持续发展目标提供了新的思路。

城市的基础设施建设与可持续发展研究

城市基础设施建设在推动可持续城市发展中起到了关键作用。文章基于经济、社会和环境三个维度的核心要素,深入探讨了城市基础设施建设与城市可持续发展之间的关系。同时,文章还分析了城市面临的挑战和机遇,并提出了一系列针对性建议和策略,以促进城市的可持续发展。

能源约束下的经济可持续增长

建立能源利用动态变化方程 ,在经济增长模型中引入能源约束 ,讨论如何在保证能源可持续利用的条件下 ,实现经济的可持续增长及社会的可持续发展。得出结论为 :现代经济增长的源动力是技术进步。只有提高生产技术水平 ,降低能耗 ,提高能源利用效率 ,才有可能在保证能源可持续利用的条件下 。

论我国体育事业由粗放型经营向集约型经营的转变

本文分析了适应于计划经济体制的粗放型体育发展模式与适应于市场经济体制的集约型体育发展模式的特点,指出实现我国体育事业发展的集约化,保证我国体育事业健康、快速、持续地发展,必须从管理、改革、人才、科技、投资等诸方面入手。