| As problems of unbalanced growth surface amid rapid socio-economic development,various livelihood issues caused by unequal access to public services and the staggering wealth gap demand prompt solutions.With increased attention on housing,education,healthcare and social security,livelihood issues have become a hotspot in the society.In this context,improving social fairness and justice,safeguarding and bettering people's well-being have been put high on public policy agenda and social programs with livelihood issues at the core have been incorporated into the national development strategies.People-oriented finance is a fruit of the integration of social interests and government building amid social transformation.Academically,it is the pillar of the public finance system under the public choice theory.Practically,it serves the objective demands of improving “weak links” in people's livelihood under the existing public finance system by local governments all across the country.From the perspective of reforms,the development of people-oriented finance facilitates the reform of the financial system and the achievement of social harmony.Moreover,improved management of people-oriented finance is the key to solving livelihood problems and building a well-off society in all aspects.From the development of basic-level finance over the past decade,it can be seen that the local government of D county has been dedicated to safeguarding and improving the well-being of its people and achieved progress in certain areas.However,problems like uneven distribution of education resources and unequal access to public services still exist due to inadequate funding and underdeveloped financial management in the D county.Based on a theoretic review on people-oriented finance,this paper conducted a case study on the D county and analyzed its total investment in people-oriented finance in recent years,the investment structure and evolvement,revealing the status quo and changing trends of the people-oriented finance in the country.Furthermore,this paper explored existing problems in the county's management of the people-oriented finance through an in-depth analysis and proposed suggestions on bettering basic-level financial management policies by improving the management system,incentive and restraint mechanisms,supporting measures and management level of the people-oriented finance. |