China Case Study on The Differentiated Support Policy for The Self-development Capability of The Government in Eight Ethnic Areas

Abstract

Constructing a long-term mechanism to solve the relative poverty in ethnic areas is inseparable from the improvement in the self-development ability of the government in ethnic regions. The empirical analysis of the eight ethnic provinces in China showed that the self-development capabilities of the governments in ethnic regions were relatively weak; the gap between the economic regulation and public service capabilities of the provincial governments had narrowed, while the gap between social security and environmental protection capabilities had expanded. The self-development capacity of the government in ethnic areas had room for improvement. It was an important national strategy to help minority areas cultivate and improve the government's self-development capability. We observed that the differentiated policies of the state to support the improvement of the government's self-development ability in ethnic areas mainly include a fiscal transfer payment policy and mutual interest cooperation policy. Measures should be taken to improve them respectively to enhance the self-development ability of the government in ethnic areas and build a solid foundation for the construction of the Chinese nation while promoting the sustainable development of ethnic regions.