Comparison of Two Methods for Constructing the Common Prosperity Index——A Case Study of Zhejiang Province and Henan Province
Common prosperity is a fundamental requirement of socialism.To investigate the conditions of common prosperity across different regions,this paper examines Zhejiang Province and Henan Prov-ince as research subjects,utilizing comprehensive evaluation methods and factor analysis to compute the overall score of common prosperity.The findings indicate that the top ten cities ranked by the comprehen-sive evaluation method in Henan Province include Zhengzhou and Luoyang,while the cities ranked in the top ten by factor analysis include Zhengzhou,Luoyang,and Nanyang.The overall difference in rank-ings between the two methods is not significant.A detailed analysis through factor analysis reveals that the level of common prosperity in Zhejiang Province is generally higher than that in Henan Province,with Zhejiang exhibiting slight deficiencies in regional sharing,while the living standards of people in Henan Province require further enhancement.Therefore,Zhejiang Province should concentrate on solidi-fying its development foundation and reducing the urban-rural gap,while Henan Province should priori-tize improving the living standards of its residents to foster common prosperity.
common prosperitycomprehensive evaluation methodentropy weight methodfactor analysispublic factors