China Has the World＇s Fastest Growth in Living Standards

• 作者: JOHN ROSS
• 来源期刊: 今日中国：英文版
• 学科: 经济
• 关键词: 生活水 中国 世界 标准 消费增长 生活质量 家庭消费
• 年，卷（期）: 2014,（1）
• 页码范围: 56-57
• 页数: 2页
• 分类号: F124.7

摘要

<正>ONE of the strangest claims about China that sometimes appear in the media is that it has a slow growth of consumption and living standards.In reality China has the fastest growth of consumption of any country in the world–whether this is measured only by household consumption or includes government consumption in areas vital for quality of life,such as education and health.Furthermore,indicators show that compared to other countries,China’s quality of life is better than would be expected from its present stage of economic development.First the facts regarding these issues are established and then they will be analyzed.