Economics and Management
LI Yan, ZHOU Yuhong, SHAO Yongtong
Common prosperity is an essential requirement of socialism. Exploring the development of common prosperity and regional differences in China is of great significance in promoting high-quality development. Based on the theoretical analysis of common prosperity in the new development stage, a results-based common prosperity evaluation system is built from five dimensions:affluence and prosperity, spiritual self-reliance, livable and working environment, social harmony and amity, and universal and inclusive benefit of public services. China's common prosperity is measured through the entropy weight Topsis method. Moran's I index and Kernel density estimation are used to reveal the dynamic evolution of common prosperity in seven regions, and Dagum Gini coefficient is used to analyze regional differences and sources of common prosperity. The results show that: the overall level of common prosperity in China is steadily improving; there are differences in the five dimensions of development, and the weight of livable and working environment is great, but the development of it is slow; there are gradient distribution and spatial agglomeration among regions, there is a catch-up effect in Northwest and Central China, there is a lack of development impetus in South China, and the growth rate in Northeast China is relatively low and there is a growing trend of differences compared to other regions in the future; the coordination within the region is gradually increasing, while the coordinated development between regions still has great shortcomings.