Cultural Development Strategy

Culture is the soul of the nation and an important mark of the comprehensive power. Cultural development plays the increasingly vital part in the socialist modernization program with Chinese characteristics. In the beginning of new century, there are a series of changes and problems in cultural development in which economic base, the environment of system and social conditions are involved. Nowadays, cultural building fall behind economic growth, it doesn't well match the goal of building the well-off society in an all-round way and the increasing international prestige. Moreover, cultural products and cultural service don't meet the people's ever-growing cultural and spiritual needs. Faced with the new situation, new tasks and new needs, it is of momentous significance to study the strategy of cultural development. We should take the whole situation into account and plan accordingly and set a scientific and rational strategic targets and strategic tasks on cultural development.The dissertation, directed by the basic theory and the fundamental category of science of strategy, adheres to the basic laws of cultural development under the socialist market economy conditions, sums up the strategic thinking on cultural building since the foundation of PRC, uses the successful experience of other countries for reference, and tries to put forward our national strategy of cultural construction during the period of building a well-off society in an all-round way. The dissertation is composed of introductory remarks and main body which consists of six chapters.The introduction part mainly expounds the theoretical and actual significance of this proposition, summarizes its main content, key points, puzzled issues, innovative points, and explains writer's studying characteristics and methods.The first chapter introduces the basic theory of strategy, sums up the definition of strategy of cultural development, and emphasizes the importance of the study on strategy of cultural development. A scientific strategy of cultural development will promote the development of cultural establishment and cultural industry, contribute to the implementation of the scientific development view and the construction of socialist harmonious society, help defend effectively culture sovereignty, and extend the international influence of Chinese culture. Therefore, it is very urgent for us to work out the national strategy of cultural development in the new century.In the second chapter, the dissertation expounds the successful experience of other countries including America, France, Japan and South Korea on the implementation of the strategy of cultural development. These countries all pay great attention to the position of culture in national strategy and make laws and policies for cultural industry in order to achieve the strategic target of cultural construction. At the same time, the export of cultural products with their own ideology is an important way to improve national image and widen the influence of their culture.The third chapter describes the historical evolution of the strategic thinking of the Communist Party of China since the foundation of PRC. The strategic thinking includes the position of cultural building, the strategic principles for literature and art, the cardinal task of cultural development and new cultural development view, etc. It is so important that we should inherit and use it in new cultural practice.The fourth chapter, on the premise of former empirical presentation and theoretical analyses, puts forward and probes into China's strategy of cultural development in building a well-off society in an all-round way. Having dissected opportunities and challenges that cultural development faces at first, the dissertation then summarizes the problems existing in cultural development, later puts forward comprehensive and constructive strategy on cultural development including strategic program, strategic measure and strategic guarantee.The fifth chapter is mainly focused on strategic measure and implementation of strategy which are the key part in the whole strategy of cultural development. There are eight strategic measures: to set the system of cultural innovation, to set the system of cultural market, to protect intellectual property of cultural industry, to protect and use rationally cultural heritage, to coordinate growth among regional culture, urban culture and rural culture, to improve cultural exchange and strengthen cultural personnel training. The implementation of the strategy of cultural development is a systematic project. It not only needs the Party and the government to lead, organize, carryout powerfully the stratergy, but also needs to mobilize all kinds of social power including business enterprises, social organizations and mass organizations to develop cultural activities. Moreover, to deepen the culture system reform and improve the environment of cultural laws and cultural policies is a vital factor to carry out the strategy of cultural development successfully.