Theoretical mechanisms and practical paths of natural resource assets property rights system promoting common prosperity
The construction of ecological civilization and the realization of common prosperity are two major development strategies in China.In the context of ecological civilization construction,it is essential to achieve common prosperity through reforming the natural resource assets property rights system.This article qualitatively analyzes the functions of the natural resource assets property rights sys-tem by adopting the methods of functional analysis and interdisciplinary analysis and empirically analyzes its associated logic with the common prosperity by using the case analysis method.The results indicate that:① There are four basic functions(marketization,capi-talization,resource allocation,and ecologicalization)in the natural resource assets property rights system.② In the process of utilizing natural resources to achieve common prosperity,the marketization function of the natural resource assets property rights system can transform natural resources into natural assets;the capitalization function can transform natural assets into natural capital;the resource allocation function can optimize the allocation of natural resources;and the ecologicalization function can preserve and increase the val-ue of natural resources,thus achieving a win-win situation between ecological civilization construction and common prosperity.③ Com-mon prosperity cannot be achieved alone by utilizing natural resources;the achievement of common prosperity by utilizing natural re-sources is actually the result of the reform of the natural resources system and the property rights system.The policy implications of this study include:① In terms of perfecting the property rights system,China's natural resource assets property rights system should be im-proved in the context of total factor productivity.② In dealing with the relationship between the government and the market,we should make scientific distinctions between market allocation and government guidance according to different types of resource classification,making the market play a decisive role in resource allocation.③ In maintaining the order of market transactions,the Civil Code should be used to protect the transactions of natural resource assets property rights.