Research On Human Development In China In Perspective Of Economic Development

Research on human development is concerned by scholars from manyfields, such as, economics, sociology, and bionomics. The researchbackground and research perspective vary very much. However, manyscholars study human development from theoretical perspective. In this essay,empirical approach is mainly adopted. The human development in China isstudied in view of the course of its human development, and in perspective ofeconomic development. The research on human development has commoncharacteristics worldwide. Because of the difference in geographical position,resources, culture, and developing history among different regions, in humandevelopment course, different regions have different factors which affect theirhuman development and choose different path in human development.Therefore, it is necessary to study the specific subject and its developmentpath and provide beneficial supplement for theoretical research.Since the30-year reform and opening to the outside world, the overallstrength of Chinese economy is growing day by day. The society valuedoverall economic conditions previously, but nowadays, the development of“man”, which is a tiny social unit, is valued more. In other words, thedevelopment of people at all levels in this society is valued more. Humandevelopment index in United Nations Development Program is based on thelife span, knowledge, and income of “man”, the microcosmic unit in humansociety. But this “man” is also “social man” who live in differentgeographical conditions and social environment. How economic and socialenvironment in outside world affects individual “man”is an important issuethat most be solved. It’s necessary for us to know what indexes in economicand social environment are the important indexes which affect humandevelopment, and how to adjust our strategies to improve the human development in China. The human development in China has been quickenedup during the30years in which Chinese economy developed at top speed.Most valuable experience has been gained. How the valuable experience isinherited is also an important issue that deserves our research. On the otherhand, the rough development pattern in Chinese economy has brought manyproblems which affect human development in China. How to solve theseproblems and clear away the obstacles in human development in order toquicken the sound development in Chinese economic society is also worth ourfurther research.Looking back human development course in China, it has both thecommon characteristics in human development and its own salient features.We cannot deny that the remarkable achievement of human development inChina profit from focusing on the central task of economic construction whichwas the development strategy in the past decades in China. The tremendousachievements gained from economic construction provide solid materialfoundation for people’s education, heath, etc. Economic development is thetheme of human development in China. Therefore, it’s necessary to inspectthe factors which have many connections each other in perspective ofeconomic development. What factors can improve and quicken humandevelopment, what factors can restrict and inhibit human development andhow to break the shackles and bottleneck must be inspected. In spite of thefact that rapid economic growth has brought comprehensive humandevelopment is obvious to all. But in China today, in spite of high-speedeconomic development, many vexed problems are existed, such as,ill-structured problem in economic growth, distribution gap and unfairness inmultidimensional income, education, medical treatment and the gap in socialsecurity, etc. Therefore, we should reflect on whether high-speed economicgrowth is sustainable, what about the quality of economic growth, whether itis established on good economic structure, and whether the achievements ofeconomic growth are shared by all the citizens. When we meditate these problems, we need inspect the factors which affect human development inChina from brand new economic development perspective. Hence, it isnecessary to analyze and investigate the problem deeply and systematicallythrough scientific mode of thinking and research methodology. Based on thestage and conditions of economic and social development in China, it’snecessary for us to study human development in perspective of economicdevelopment: to study the current situation and trend of human development;to study the relationship between human development and economic growth,economic structure and allocation of income in perspective of economicdevelopment; to study how to realize integrated development of people andharmonious development of society and economy; to study how to clear awaythe unfairness in allocation at different social classes which block the humandevelopment in China. The harmonious human development in China whichis based on high living standards can finally be achieved.The thesis studies human development in China in perspective ofeconomic development and in view of human development course in China.Theoretical approach and empirical approach are both adopted. Quantitativestudy and qualitative research are combined. Statistical metering model, suchas, principal factor method, regressing analysis, etc, is applied. The essay isdivided into seven parts:Part One is introduction. It’s mainly about the research background, theresearch significance, the main contents and technology pathway.(ChapterOne)Part Two is literature review. It’s mainly about the introduction ofresearch findings by the scholars at home and abroad. The introduction ismainly on the current situation and influencing factor analysis of humandevelopment in China and measurement and calculation of humandevelopment index.(Chapter Two)Part Three is definition of basic concepts. It’s mainly about the definitionof concepts related with human development and human development index. (Chapter Three)Part Four is the current situation and trend of human development inChina. It analyzes the current situation and trend of human development fromthe country as a whole and from provincial level.(Chapter Four)Part Five is factor analysis of human development in China inperspective of economic development. It’s mainly about current situationanalysis in perspective of three economic factors, economic growth, economicstructure, and income allocation. Analyze the correlation between the factorsand human development in China by empirical approach. Put forward thestrategies on how to improve human development in China.(Chapter Five,Chapter Six, Chapter Seven, and Chapter Eight)Part Six is the construction of equitable human development index inChina based on principal component analysis. Human development indexcannot reflect human development level over all because it doesn’t coverincome equality. Based on income gap, combine income gap and incomeindex, and let it in human development index. We can get brand new humandevelopment index which covers income equality. In calculating EHDI,principal component analysis is adopted, and the weight of different indexes isredesigned.(Chapter Nine)Part Seven is conclusion and outlook. It summarizes the basic findingsand the main innovation of the study, and research directions in future.(Chapter Ten)The main innovations in this study(1) Make use of the data at home and abroad. Combine horizontalanalysis and vertical analysis to study the course and features of humandevelopment in China.(2) Combine theoretical analysis and empirical approach to study therelationship between economic growth and economic structure and differentindexes in human development. (3) Study the relationship between residents’ income gap and humandevelopment in China from three aspects: income gap between urban andrural, income gap in different professions, and income gap in differentdistricts.(4) Establish equitable human development index by principalcomponent analysis. Analyze human development features based on equitablehuman development index combined with data.