Research On The Political Participation Of The Stratum Of Present China's Private Entrepreneurs

The stratum of private entrepreneurs is gradually formed during the period of reform and opening up and the course of the restructuring of economic systems with the development of the private economy. Compared with our country's original working class, the peasant class and the intellectuals, the stratum of private entrepreneurs have their own special social position and interests. Accordingly, as a new phenomenon in today's political field, their political participation has attracted public attention all the time.The stratum of private entrepreneurs, the constructors of the socialist course with Chinese characters and the targets of the united front, is still colored by the essential attribute of the private economy and the personification of the privately owned capital. However, they are our citizens and a part of our people. Their political participation actions are based on theory, economy, policy, subjective demand and historical conditions. Therefore, our Party and government should accommodate the stratum of private entrepreneurs in politics and expand their orderly civil participation. They cannot be disengaged from the political system. So far, their political participation and practice has experienced three stages of development ---- political apathy and political system, awareness of political participation, disorderly and limited involvement and orderly participation. They have completely different characteristics, whose purpose is multiplied, whose ways are various and whose effects are inconsistent. Their political participation has extremely important theoretical value and practical meaning, which can enrich and develop the participation theory of Marxism, which is helpful to the all-round development of the socialism, and which does good to developing private businesses. At the same time, the stratum of private entrepreneurs don't aim highly and is less dynamic and their participation is impractical, abnormal and illegal. For that reason, their access to participation is regulated by the Party and government under the present political system.Political participation is a double edged-sword. It curbs harm and makes them positive, legal, orderly and institutional. On the one hand, the stratum of private entrepreneurs have to reinforce positive self-statements, consciously observe the way of wealth-running, fulfill its responsibility and try to create the preconditions for political participation so that the class can make its participation legal, proper and reasonable . On the other hand, according to the stratum of private entrepreneurs, the Party and government have to evaluate the situation, guide the public opinion and obtain the coordination of the political participation of all walks of life. They have to promote reform greatly in the political system. By reforming our country system, changing system innovation, and reforming and improving the Party's style of leadership and governance, we can provide them with favorable political environment so that they can be brought into the existing political system .Thus we can make it a positive force to advance our democratic and political civilization construction of socialism.