The equalization of basic public services which helps to meet people’s ever-growing needs for a better life is an important component of the supply-side structural reform under the new normal.This paper constructs th...The equalization of basic public services which helps to meet people’s ever-growing needs for a better life is an important component of the supply-side structural reform under the new normal.This paper constructs the mechanism model and index of basic public services equalization,measures the equalization of education,health care and social security in China during the period of 2005-2016,and empirically tests the contributory factors with regional panel data.It is found that the equalization of basic public services has not been significantly improved by the last 12 years of urbanization;people tend to seek high-end consumption beyond basic public services with the increasing per capita disposable income;while the population structure and the gap between urban and rural areas constitute the main impediments,local governments’revenues and fiscal efficiency can significantly improve the equalization of basic public services.Therefore,the key to the supply-side structural reform of public services lies in enhancing the matching capability of public services in urbanization,reducing the consumption gap between urban and rural public services,and improving the efficiency of government’s public services expenditure.展开更多
基金National Social Science Foundation(General Projects)of 2016:Research on the Mechanism of Sharing Economy to Promote Consumption of Public Services in the Context of Internet+(16BJY130).
文摘The equalization of basic public services which helps to meet people’s ever-growing needs for a better life is an important component of the supply-side structural reform under the new normal.This paper constructs the mechanism model and index of basic public services equalization,measures the equalization of education,health care and social security in China during the period of 2005-2016,and empirically tests the contributory factors with regional panel data.It is found that the equalization of basic public services has not been significantly improved by the last 12 years of urbanization;people tend to seek high-end consumption beyond basic public services with the increasing per capita disposable income;while the population structure and the gap between urban and rural areas constitute the main impediments,local governments’revenues and fiscal efficiency can significantly improve the equalization of basic public services.Therefore,the key to the supply-side structural reform of public services lies in enhancing the matching capability of public services in urbanization,reducing the consumption gap between urban and rural public services,and improving the efficiency of government’s public services expenditure.
