Analysis of the Shortcomings and Equalization Policies of Basic Public Services among Counties from the Perspective of Common Prosperity
The equalization of basic public services for residents is the basis for achieving common prosperity.This paper uses the AF method to measure the shortcomings of basic public services with 10 indicators under three dimensions,namely economic facility,social affairs and living environment using the county-level data in 2020.The results show that,from the national perspective,the four indicators of gas supply,water supply,drainage pipe network and traffic road network have prominent shortcom-ings.The regions ranked by descending order of shortcoming indexes are the northeast region,western region,central region and eastern region.The counties with weak basic public services from the highest to the lowest are key counties for rural vitalization,pastoral counties,land border counties,ethnic minor-ity counties,previous poverty alleviation counties and counties in ecological zones.Counties as major grain-producing or cotton-producing areas,and Class 1 old revolutionary base counties are not promi-nent.We propose to carry out national monitoring and evaluation of basic public services at county lev-el.The government implements the projects of improving counties with weak public services and provides priority support to pastoral counties,land border counties,and ethnic minority counties to im-prove their capacity for providing basic public services.We also propose projects to revitalize basic pub-lic services in northeast China and reform public finance.We suggest optimizing the matching mecha-nism between the supply and demand sides of public service,building a"digital brain"in county areas with digital technology,and promoting equal access to basic public services within counties.
Equalization of basic public servicesThe counties with weak basic public servicesRural public servicesCommon prosperityAF method
万方数据
维普
