| The criterion of productive force, one of the primary principles of Marxist historical materialism, is employed to fundamentally evaluate the developmental level of a society. Having being restructured twice, the new economic mode in South of Jiangsu has transformed the original simplex collective ownership, and enforced the stocking system, private enterprises and Sino-foreign joint ventures, which contributed to the tremendous increase of the productive force. The criterion of productive force centered around, this thesis investigated the enforcement of the criterion of productive force in the process of the formation and development of the new economic mode in South of Jiangsu. Findings showed that in terms of institutional innovation the reform of ownership and government functions improved the efficiency of the productive essential factors and accelerated the integration of the productive essential factors. And in terms of capital innovation, the introduction of foreign capital and civil capital led to the abundance of the means of production and improvement of the employment and the quality of the workforce, which served to secure the realization of productive force. The technological innovation promoted the productivity of South of Jiangsu Province in an all-round way. The spirit of advancing with the times upheld, new components of the criterion in contemporary productive force are proposed. Sustainable development of the contemporary productive force lies in protection of the environment, coordinates development of the society, respects for and trains men for profession. Therefore, for the development of the new economic mode in South of Jiangsu , emphasis should be laid on the protection of the land and the water, coordination of the mode inside and outside and training men for profession, which will guarantee the sustainable development of the southern region of Jiangsu Province. |