Economic Observer editorial"Vitality" is a high-frequency word in the first economic work conference in previous years, and this year is no exception. The first-class economic work conference just held put forward that we must persist in relying on reform and opening up to enhance the endogenous driving force of development, promote in-depth reform and high-level opening up in a coordinated manner, and constantly liberate and develop social productive forces and stimulate and enhance social vitality.
From the previous "market vitality" and "micro vitality" to the "economic vitality" and "social vitality" in recent years, the emphasis on vitality has been strengthened. The attention of policymakers to vitality has risen from the "market" and "micro" level to the "economy" and "society", which shows that in the eyes of policymakers, the enhancement of social vitality is a systematic project.
In our view, dynamism is the courage, motivation and behavior of each individual in a society to pursue their personal vision based on their own will. What we call social dynamism should be based on that.
In a dynamic society, young people have the confidence to choose their career direction more on the basis of their personal hobbies and endowments, rather than "the influx of millions into the system";In a dynamic society, businesses are more motivated to invest in innovation to earn high returns than to put large amounts of cash into wealth management productsIn a dynamic society, one should "dare to do good" rather than "lie flat on one's side";In a dynamic society, academics can speak freely within their fields of expertise and within the legal framework, rather than being "silent" on key issues because of a certain consideration.
Social dynamism, so to speak, is the "midwife" of innovation and a source of creativity. Without a dynamic society, there can be no continuous innovation.
The importance of stimulating and enhancing the vitality of society cannot be overstated. The question is, what can be used to stimulate and enhance the vitality of society?What's the key to it?Our answer is to emancipate our minds and deepen reform.
If we do not emancipate our minds, the rural contract system of joint production may die in infancy, and Xiaogang Village's attempt will only turn into a "rash advance."If there is no further understanding of the initial stage of socialism, the market and the market economy, and the courage and theoretical breakthrough to break the forbidden zone, there will be no emergence of a large number of self-employed people, and there will be no rise of the private economy.
Reform is the "general valve" for unleashing social vitality, and emancipating the mind is the "general switch" for reform and opening up. To further stimulate and enhance the vitality of society, this is still the only right choice for today's China.
For example, if we want young people to have more diverse career choices, we need to continue to promote the reform of the higher education system, so that young people have the space to learn a wider range Xi of knowledge and skills, and at the same time, we must continue to improve the system of workers' rights protection, social security and income distribution, so that young people have more room for error in their careers, so that they will not "make one wrong step and make a mistake for life" - under this pressure, the so-called "vitality" and "interest" will only become empty words.
If we want market players to be willing to invest and innovate, we need to improve all kinds of property rights protection systems, so that innovators can benefit and plagiarists will be punished. We also need to respect and protect the legal and reasonable accumulation of wealth, so that entrepreneurs do not have to worry about market and extralegal risks.
If we want to be more effective and effective, we need to establish a correct view of political performance and continue to optimize the appointment, dismissal, evaluation and accountability mechanism. We also need to further clarify the relationship between "the market and the state" and "society and society", promote the reform of the economic and social system, and place the best behavior in a more reasonable framework, so as to make room and provide support for stimulating social vitality.
This is a systems project. When there is no shortage or offside, a good business environment is bound to help stimulate the willingness of enterprises to investEnterprises dare to invest and dare to venture will create more jobs and allow young people to have a broader career choice;And those energetic young people who are encouraged will inevitably bring more possibilities for innovation.
We welcome this kind of positive interaction. When we continue to emancipate our minds and deepen reforms, when we fully respect, affirm and tap the creativity and enthusiasm of individuals, we will find that the vitality of society is there, deeply rooted in the resonance formed by the creativity and enthusiasm of individuals.