Laying Social Justice as the Foundation of Social Safety

中国社会现阶段,社会矛盾问题日益凸显。究其主要原因,是由于社会建设和社会管理的发展明显滞后于经济发展,特别是在社会建设和社会管理的核心内容亦即社会公正方面出现了明显的问题。社会公正是社会安全的基础,也是制度安排的基本依据。维护社会公正是缓解贫富差距的重要杠杆。社会公正有利于形成良性互动的社会结构。维护社会公正是形成橄榄型的社会结构的主要途径。只有维护并促进社会公正,才能有效地解决和缓解社会矛盾问题,确保中国社会的安全运行。

Currently，various social contradictions become more and more prevalent in China． The main reason is that the development of social construction and social management has lagged far behind economic development，particularly，social justice， which is the core content of social construction and social management，is seriously compromised in China． The author argues that social justice is the foundation of social safety; it is the fundamental principle of institutional arrangements; it is an important lever to mitigate the gap between the rich and the poor; it is conducive to the formation of social structures with positive interactions; and it is the major way to build the olive-shaped social structure． Only through maintaining and enhancing social justice，we could effectively resolve and alleviate social contradictions，and consequently ensure the safe and stable development of Chinese society．

吴忠民

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