GDP-obsessed criteria wrong
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March 15, 2011, Tuesday
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PREMIER Wen Jiabao yesterday called for reform of evaluation criteria of government officials' performance, so as to change their GDP-obsessed mentality and boost the country's economic restructuring.
"The biggest difficulties in restructuring the economy involve innovation mechanisms and evaluation criteria of officials," Wen told a press conference after the conclusion of the annual parliamentary session.
Many officials pay far more attention to GDP growth than sustainable economic growth, in order to get promotion.
"The most important criteria when judging an official's performance is to see whether a region has achieved economic and social coordinated development, apart from quantitative economic growth," said the premier.
The criteria also involves whether fairness and justice as well as the improvement of people's livelihoods are guaranteed, he said.
On the so-called innovation mechanism, Wen said that education, science and technology are key to a country's development.
China's rise should rely not only on its economic size, but on cultivating talents and the progress of science and technology, said Wen.
"I believe two figures are more important than GDP," Wen said, referring to the GDP proportion of expenditure on education and the share of investment in research and development in the whole production process. "Both determine the innovation of our country," Wen said.
Wen called for a complete change from a GDP-obsessed mentality to boost economic growth while improving people's livelihood, noting economic growth should not be realized at the cost of environment and resources.
"The biggest difficulties in restructuring the economy involve innovation mechanisms and evaluation criteria of officials," Wen told a press conference after the conclusion of the annual parliamentary session.
Many officials pay far more attention to GDP growth than sustainable economic growth, in order to get promotion.
"The most important criteria when judging an official's performance is to see whether a region has achieved economic and social coordinated development, apart from quantitative economic growth," said the premier.
The criteria also involves whether fairness and justice as well as the improvement of people's livelihoods are guaranteed, he said.
On the so-called innovation mechanism, Wen said that education, science and technology are key to a country's development.
China's rise should rely not only on its economic size, but on cultivating talents and the progress of science and technology, said Wen.
"I believe two figures are more important than GDP," Wen said, referring to the GDP proportion of expenditure on education and the share of investment in research and development in the whole production process. "Both determine the innovation of our country," Wen said.
Wen called for a complete change from a GDP-obsessed mentality to boost economic growth while improving people's livelihood, noting economic growth should not be realized at the cost of environment and resources.
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