Narrowing The Gap Between Rich And Poor And Promoting The Social Justice

China’s reform and development has experienced a crucial period,and in the constructionof the socialist harmonious society the important issue that we are facing is the gap betweenthe rich and the poor. Narrowing the gap between rich and poor and promoting the socialjustice can reduce the resistance in our country ’s development, reduce the social barriers toeconomic development, provide a good social environment to economic development, andhave the great significance on our country harmonious society’s construction. How to solvethe problem of the gap of the rich and the poor, not only is related to the vital interests of thepeople, but also to China’s construction of socialist harmonious society. Therefore, I studythe problem of the gap between the rich and the poor and social justice together. It conform tocurrent situation of our country reform and development and have great significance.The main content of this paper includes five parts. Firstly, it explains the connotation anddefinition of gap between the rich and the poor. The connotation and definition includes theexplanation to" poverty" and "wealth"in Xinhua Dictionary, the concept of poverty definitedby the World Bank, the definition of the gap between rich and poor and its attributes. The gapbetween the rich and poor is defined according to the Gini Coefficient, and we can know thefact of the gap between rich and poor.It must not be allowed to develop and we shouldnarrow the gap between rich and poor, promote social justice.Secondly, it has summarized the current situation of gap between the rich and poor inChina and analyzed of the reason of difference of the rich and the poor. The current situationof gap between the rich and poor in China is divided into individual difference, the differencebetween the urban and rural, area difference, trade gap and generational gap. The reasons forthe gap between the rich and poor include the not legitimate reason, legitimate but notreasonable reason and legitimate and reasonable reason. Through summing up the status ofgap between the rich and poor in China, we can analyze the reasons for the gap between therich and the poor and provide academic reference for the research of problem of the gapbetween rich and poor.Once again, it is the modern meaning of social justice. It mainly includes the concept ofjustice, the purpose of justice, the way to the justice and the significance of justice. We canlay the moral foundation for the system reform of our country and system architecture and provide the solid theory foundation to promote the social justice.Finally, I put forward measures to narrow the gap between rich and poor and promotesocial justice. We should accelerate the economic growth. According to the basic principles ofMarxism, Deng Xiaoping’s talk in the south in the year of1992, the data provided by Foodand Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and the requirement of the seventeenthParty Congress，I put forward seven measures to solve the problem.We should break the two element structure. With the two element model theory of putforward by Lewis as the basis, I put forward the measures to break two element structure.They include the reform of the household registration system, combination of labor marketand equal right of receiving compulsory education.We should enhance the safeguard system. It includes improving the insurance system ofthe urban and rural, and strengthening the legal system construction of social security.We should develop the use of tax leverage. One is to improve the collection of personalincome tax, two is to expand the range of collection, and three is to draw lessons from theadvanced experience of the west.We should perfect deeds of charity. It includes promoting charities, non-governmentalcharity development,and perfect charity system.We should increase education strength. Content includes improving the rural education,developing of occupation education and perfecting the special education.Finally, as long as that we understand the connotation of the gap between the rich and thepoor definition of the status and the reasons for a reasonable interpretation of social justice inthe modern sense, we can take active and effective measures to control the expansion of thegap between the rich and poor, to achieve social justice.