Preface: Next Three Decades: Second Round of Reforms / 1
Chapter I: Historic Opportunities for Post-Crisis Reforms
Section I Crisis Emphasizes Necessity of Reforms / 14
I. Advent of Age for Major Worldwide Economic Restructuring / 14
II. End to Age of Mass Import and Export / 25
III. End to Age of High Investment and High Growth / 29
IV. Post-Crisis Age Highlights Necessity of Reforms / 36
Section II Crisis Brings forth New Opportunities for Reforms / 38
I. Emerging Economies in Post-Crisis Age: New Challenges,, New Roles and New Models / 39
II. Big-Power Responsibilities and Roles / 47
III. Advent of Age of RMB Internationalization / 53
Section III Reform Trend in Post-Crisis Age / 57
I. Reforms beyond Economic Growth Mode / 58
II. Strategic Breakthroughs for Reforms in Post-Crisis Age / 60
III. More Active Opening Strategy for Big Power / 66
Chapter II: New Development-Oriented Stage and New Starting Point of Second Round of Reforms
Section I China Enters New Development-oriented Stage / 79
I. Survival and Development Are Two Interlinked Development Stages / 79
II. Historical Transition from Survival-Oriented Stage to Development-Oriented
Stage / 82
III. Reform Factors in Development Stage Transition / 92
Section II Strategic Upgrading of Demand Structure in New
Development-oriented Stage / 99
I. From Daily Necessities to Consumer Durables / 100
II. From Personal Products to Public Products / 103
III. From Material Development to Human Development / 106
Section III Prominent Contradictions Confronting New
Development-oriented Stage / 108
I. Prominent Contradiction between Rapid Economic Development and
Uneven Development and Resource and Environmental Constraints / 109
II. Prominent Contradiction between All-Round Rapid Growth of Public
Demand and Shortage of Public Products / 110
III. Prominent Contradiction between Economic Development and Social
Progress and Lagging Public Governance Construction / 114
IV. New Development-Oriented Stage Brings Changes to Reform
Environment / 115
Section IV Practical Demand of the Second-wave Reforms in the
New Period of Development / 117
I. Usting of Transformation of the Mode of Development as a Basic Target of
the Second Wave of Reforms / 118
II. The Second-wave Reform Targeting Mainly at Development Mode
Transformation / 133
Ill. Development of Three Forces through the Second-round Reform / 142
Chapter III: Reforms in a Consumption-Directed Era
Section I Arrival of a Consumption-driven Era/148
I. The Mode of Economic Growth in the Production-centered Era and That in
the Consumption-driven Era / 148
II. Unsustainability of the Production-centered Mode of Economic Growth / 152
III. Historical Opportunities for China''s Transformation from a Big Manufacturer
to a Major Consumer/156
IV. Reform Options for Transformation of the Production-centered Mode into a
Consumption-drive One / 167
Section II Reform Options during the Era of, Urbanization / 172
I. Urbanization Is a Strategic Step to Promote Consumption and Develop a
Major Consumer Power / 172
II. Urbanization: The Key to Expanding Domestic Demands / 175
III. China''s huge space for development of urbanization / 180
IV. Multiple Ways for Urbanization Acceleration in China / 183
V. Breakup of the Dualistic Urban-rural System Structure, a Key for Promoting
Urbanization in a Consumption-driven Era / 186
Section III Reforms in an Era of Low-carbon Economic
Development / 190
I. Unsustainability of a High-carbon Economy / 190
II. China''s Challenges to Develop a Low-carbon Economy / 196
III. Great Business Opportunities from Development of New Energies and a
Low-carbon Economy / 199
IV. Reform Options in the Era of a Low-carbon Economy / 203
Section IV Arduous Tasks Ahead for Market-oriented Reforms / 207
I. Keeping to Its Basic Direction of Market-oriented Reforms/''207
II. Acceleration of Reform of the Monopoly Sectors / 211
III. Acceleration of System Construction for Boosting Developme.nt of tile
Private Sector / 215
IV. Acceleration of the Employment System Reform / 218
V. Acceleration of the Fiscal and Tax System Reform/221
VI. Acceleration of the Financial System Reform / 224
Chapter IV: Reforms in an Era Short of Public Products
Section I An Era Short of Public Products Supply / 230
I. Changes in the Public Demands of the Society / 230
II. Practical Pressures in the Supply of Basic Public Services / 232
Section II Full Display of the Historical Role of Basi(~Public
Services / 235
I. Spotlighting of Basic Public Services in Efforts to Boost
Domestic Demand / 236
II. Full Display of the Role of Basic Pu~ic Services in Narrowing the Income
Distribution Gap / 245
III. Supply of Basic Public Services: the Key to Promote All-round Personal
Development / 248
IV. Basic Public Services: a Key for Perfecting Governance of the
Rural Areas / 250
Section III Acceleration of Efforts in Development of the Basic
Public Service System / 254
I. Major Tasks in Development of a Basic Public ServiCe System during the
New Period / 255
II. Increase of Investment in Basic Public Services / 276
III. Major Measures for Development of the Basic Public Service System
during the New Period / 281
Section IV The Building of the Safety Valve under the
Development Trend of the Civil Society / 295
I. Taking the Safety Valve as an Important Public Product
of the New Stage / 296
II. Establishing a Safety Valve That Meets the Changes in Public Needs / 299
Ill. Giving Play to the Important Role of Nongovernmental Organizations in
Social Consultation / 302
Section V Promoting the Building of a Development-Oriented
Social System in Proactive Social Policies / 305
I. Strengthening Public Employment Services / 306
II. Accelerating the Pace of Promoting the Reform of the Income Distribution
System / 312
Chapter V: The Reform of the Era of Government Transformation
Section I The Transition in the Development Mode Challenges
Government Transformation / 318
I. The Transition of the Economic Growth Mode and Government
Transformation / 318
II. Changes in Public Needs and Government Transformation / 324
III. The Government''s Self-building and Government Transformation / 327
Section II Government Transformation and
the Government''s Role / 330
I. The Government and the Market in Transformation / 330
II. The Government''s Role in the Crisis / 339
III. The Government''s Basic Public Service Functions / 347
Section III The Administrative Management System Reform with
Government Transformation as the Main Line ! 355
I. Accelerating the Pace of Establishing Institutional Guarantees for Public
Duties / 356
II. Substantially Promoting Reform for the Separate Establishment of the
Three Powers of Decision-making, Implementation and Supervision within the
Scope of the Administrative System / 361
III. Giving Priority to the Reform of Public Institutions and Accelerating the
Pace of Establishing a Public Service System / 364
Section IV Government Transformation and the Government''s
Self-Building are a Profound Reform / 369
I. Accelerating the Pace of Promoting the Government''s Self-building / 369
II. The Goals of Strengthening the Government''s Self-building / 371
Concluding Remarks: Second Round of Reform:Advancing Towards a Structural Reform
I. Several Judgments on China''s Transformation of the Development Mode
and Reform / 382
II. Prominent Characteristics of the Structural Reform of the New Stage / 385
III. Carrying out the Economic Stimulus Package Plan and the Reform
Package Simultaneously / 388
IV. Strengthening Comprehensive Coordination of Reform / 393