Research By The Central Finance And Economics Leading Group In The 1980s

A very noteworthy issue in the study of the history of reform and opening up is how to treat the evolution of the relationship between the party and the government and its role and influence on the real politics in the process of the Communist Party of China leading the modernization.Among them,“group politics” is often regarded as one of the core links of the party and government relations in China.This “group”,especially the “group” set up at the central level of the CPC,has had an important impact on China's economic,political,cultural and social aspects since the reform and opening up.Among the many “high-profile” “groups”,the Central Leading Group on Financial and Economic Affairs is undoubtedly the most compelling.It was established on March 17,1980,and was revoked on July 28,1989.The Group was later re-built on December28,1992 and renamed by the Central Financial and Economic Committee in March 2018.Its main function is to study and formulate major guidelines and policies for China's economic and social development,and it is an important platform for the CPC Central Committee to lead economic work in a unified manner.Based on micro-research,this paper takes the Central Leading Group on Financial and Economic Affairs in the 1980 s as the research object,and puts the object into the time and space background of China's reform and opening up,and modernization drive,and organizes,summarizes and integrates related documents and theories.The analysis aims to objectively present the main activities of the Group in the 1980 s and its decision-making process,focusing on the special status,significant role,decision-making mechanism,and lessons learned in China's economic reform.The paper consists of five parts:The first part introduces the historical evolution of the CPC Central Economic Work Leadership Organization and the basic situation of the Central Leading Group on Financial and Economic Affairs in an objective way.The second part examines in detail the main activities of the Group at the beginning of reform and opening up,namely,further implementing the national economic adjustment policy,participating in the preparation of the “6th Five-Year Plan” and long-term planning,and promoting the reform of “decentralization and profit-sharing”.The third part,based on the evolution of urban economic system reform,discusses the basic work of the Central Leading Group on Financial and Economic Affairs during the comprehensive reform period,especially the brewing and implementation of the reform plan with the introduction of market mechanism as the main content.The fourth part mainly analyzes the important decision-making process of Group after the13 th National Congress of the Communist Party of China,especially in light of the economic situation at that time,and carefully drafted the decision-making process of “governing the economic environment and deepening reform”.The paper finally summarizes the special role of the organization in the process of reform and opening up in the 1980 s.