Study Of Contemporary Chinese Minority Economic Development

The article deals with the economic development of 22 small ethnic groups in the surrounding of constructing a wealthy society. Using the research achievements of predecessors, studying historical character of each small ethnic group in economic development, deeply analyzing its present condition, exploring its developmental course through the method of jointing the economic factor with non-economic factor, general character with individual character, qualitative analysis with quantitative analysis, comparing the horizontality with verticality, studying the economic development of 22 small ethnic groups. According to the historic and present condition, after analyzing the reason of backward economy, besides economic factors, revealing the non-economic factors, such as folk custom, ideology, cultural and psychological factors those originate from its economic base. The interaction of economic factors and non-economic factors leads the inertia of" way dependence", holds up the economic progress in minority areas. The author deems that only with the efforts from ethnic minority people and the market are not enough. For decades, Chinese government has proved a truth that the government plays an important role in promoting the economic development, transforming the idea of ethnic minority people and then helps them get rid of "way dependence", finally leads them to benign circle of socialism market economy through self-reliance and self-development.The article explores the developmental law of these ethnic groups, gives the suggestions on promoting development which is important for all ethnic groups to catch up with the nation in constructing wealthy society, implement scientific developmental ideology, promote the coordinative development among ethnic groups, realize the goal of joint development through struggling side by side under the leadership of Chinese Communist Party. Meanwhile, the author aims to explore the developmental road for ethnic groups in poverty by studying the development of 22 small ethnic groups.The whole article divides into eight charters. The 1st charter analyzes the basic economic condition of small ethnic groups around liberation. Showing the historic character and present condition of economic development of 22 small ethnic groups one by one. According to the developmental level of social economy and its characters, these 22 ethnic groups can be classified into three kinds. The 2nd charter concludes the main problems during development among 22 ethnic groups. The 3rd charter analyzes the economic factors and non-economic factors which influence the economic development, such as out-of-the-way place, deficient basic facilities, bad economic environment, big different social formation, backward system, scattered small population. The 4th charter describes that the western economic theory on ethnic economic development cannot answer the question of economic development of small ethnic groups, such as the law of Geryan, neo-classical economic school, system school and reconcilable school etc. The 5th charter describes the economic development of small ethnic groups from analyzing the system formation and origin. It includespolitical, economic and social systems as well as custom, folklore, idea. The system originates from economic activity like division and cooperation of labour inside the ethnic group. The 6th charter describes the system function and creation. The system function promotes the division and cooperation, impels the economic development, provides encouraging and binding mechanism. In the creative progress, ethnic minority people are the main force. The 7th charter deals with the governmental function in guiding and aiding ethnic group to the benign circle of self-development. The 8th charter gives suggestions on developing economy, suits measures to different ethnic groups, different type and characters.Shortcomings of the article: Materials about some ethnic groups are deficiency. Some data are out of date because of the recent progress of ethnic minority. S...