Chapter 76 Do you lament the uneven wealth or hate the injustice?

It is human nature to pursue wealth. The pursuit of equality is a social attribute of human beings. Years ago, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) warned that China's widening wealth gap could threaten its social stability.The agency has recommended that the Chinese government increase social spending, reform the fiscal system and advance government reforms to close the gap.This appeal shows that China's rapid economic growth in the past 20 years has accompanied the problem of uneven distribution, which is becoming more and more concerned.It is understood that this issue is also regarded as one of the most pressing issues facing Chinese policymakers.

Today, the report released by UNDP further pointed out that the "Gini coefficient" of China's income distribution is still rising. We know that the "Gini coefficient" is a kind of "temperature index" commonly used internationally to measure the balance of wealth distribution in a country at a certain point in time. At present, the "Gini coefficient" is usually used internationally to describe the income distribution gap. The "Gini coefficient", also known as the "Gini coefficient", is an indicator for judging the fairness of income distribution defined by the Italian economist Gini in the early 20th century according to the Lorenz curve.It is a proportional value, between 0 and 1, and is an important analytical index used internationally to comprehensively examine the differences in income distribution among residents within a country or region.

Its calculation formula is: G=1+∑YiPi-2∑(∑Pi)′Yi In the above formula, G represents the Gini coefficient, Yi represents the proportion of the total population income of the i group to the total population income, Pi represents the proportion of the population of the i group to the total population, (∑Pi)' represents the accumulated income to the i group The proportion of the total population in the total population. According to expert interpretation, if the minimum Gini coefficient is equal to 0, it means that the income distribution is absolutely even; if the maximum is equal to 1, it means that the income distribution is absolutely uneven;It is generally believed internationally that the Gini coefficient less than 0.2 is highly average, and greater than 0.6 is highly uneven. Internationally, 0.4 is usually used as a warning line.

Here, because the Gini coefficient provides a quantitative limit that reflects the degree of income distribution differences, it can effectively warn of the critical value of qualitative changes in polarization and overcome the shortcomings of other methods, so it is the most feasible method to measure the "gap between rich and poor". .This method has been widely valued and generally adopted by countries all over the world. According to expert analysis, if estimated by the international standard of US$1 a day, China's current rural poverty problem is still very serious. According to the analysis of data provided by relevant departments, China's Gini coefficient has exceeded 0.4, and even reached 0.45, which is generally considered to be a "threshold indicator" of a country's potential social unrest.

This is the final "conclusive" "conclusion" made by the "UNDP Report" on the current Chinese issues. Ultimately, UNDP hopes that this report will spark a wider discussion among policymakers on how to address the problem of wealth inequality, and plans to carry out promotional activities in various provinces and cities in China. So far, China's rich and poor problems have surfaced.For Chinese people, whether to "lament the inequality of wealth" or "hate the injustice" is a "very serious" problem. Let's look at these "keywords" first: "The world is for the public"!

This sentence comes from "Book of Rites · Li Yun". The relevant original text is this: "The journey of the great way is also, the world is for the public, select the virtuous and capable, preach the faith and repair the harmony." "The world is for the public" expresses a kind of political ideal that everyone is equal, free and beautiful. In the history of our country, too many people with lofty ideals have pursued the "beautiful society" of "the world is for the public" as their lifelong ideal. I still remember the famous saying of Confucius and his disciples: "Don't worry about scarcity, but worry about inequality."

This is true, although the old man had a respected status after his death, he was "widowed" during his lifetime.There is a saying that there is no official in life, no wealth in pocket, and the civilians are displaced in the back alleys. It is difficult to develop the ambitions with great ambitions. This is our sage, the "Confucian Saint" who "before the world was poor and poor, and then the world was rich and rich".