Development in China’s Ethnic Minority Regions: Progress, Inadequacies and Solutions

Wang Yanzhong and Ning Yafang
Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), Beijing, China

Abstract: Since the dawn of the new era, significant progress has been made in the economic, political, cultural, social and ecological development of China’s ethnic minority regions under the strategy to “build a moderately prosperous society in all respects, deepen reform, implement the rule of law, and strengthen Party discipline.” Nevertheless, in order to fully satisfy the growing needs of people in ethnic minority regions, China must continuously promote endogenous development, rural income growth, skills training, urbanization, poverty reduction effectiveness, social governance and the common values of the Chinese nation, and address the issues related to imbalanced and insufficient development. In light of China’s goal to complete the building of a moderately prosperous society in all respects for people of all ethnic groups and regions, this paper raises policy recommendations to enhance skills training and vocational education, promote fair access to basic public services, enhance targeted poverty reduction in deeply poor regions, create a public cultural service system involving diverse stakeholders, increase the fairness of ethnic policy for people of different ethnic groups and regions, and balance the relationship between ecological protection and economic development in ethnic minority regions.

Keywords: new era, ethnic minority regions, a moderately prosperous society in all respects, targeted poverty reduction, public services

JEL Classification Codes: J15, J18
DOI:1 0.19602/j .chinaeconomist.2019.3.05

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