During the recent two decades, reduced accessibility to basic public goods has become acommon problem in most of the inland provinces, and it is particularly the case in the less-developed regions. In response to this...During the recent two decades, reduced accessibility to basic public goods has become acommon problem in most of the inland provinces, and it is particularly the case in the less-developed regions. In response to this situation, the local government in Tibet has securedthe normal operation of the agricultural support system, strengthened investment in primaryeducation and basic health care, and has guaranteed social assistance to the key vulnerablegroups. There are two main reasons for this. Firstly, it is considered that substantialregional aid enables the local government to perform its public function with adequate fiscalresources. Secondly, external supervision has driven the local government to maintainsufficient political will to provide low-income groups with the basic public services at lowprices or free of charge. This is essentially a type of investment-oriented income redistribution.In both the short and long term, it will contribute to reducing the economic inequality that themarket mechanism has brought about. In other words, it will help to narrow the regional,sectoral and individual economic gaps.展开更多
文摘During the recent two decades, reduced accessibility to basic public goods has become acommon problem in most of the inland provinces, and it is particularly the case in the less-developed regions. In response to this situation, the local government in Tibet has securedthe normal operation of the agricultural support system, strengthened investment in primaryeducation and basic health care, and has guaranteed social assistance to the key vulnerablegroups. There are two main reasons for this. Firstly, it is considered that substantialregional aid enables the local government to perform its public function with adequate fiscalresources. Secondly, external supervision has driven the local government to maintainsufficient political will to provide low-income groups with the basic public services at lowprices or free of charge. This is essentially a type of investment-oriented income redistribution.In both the short and long term, it will contribute to reducing the economic inequality that themarket mechanism has brought about. In other words, it will help to narrow the regional,sectoral and individual economic gaps.