In fact, one of the most baffling features of China’s economic rise is that, even amid double-digit GDP growth, employment grew at a measly 1.8% average annual rate from 1978 to 2004. Households, it seems, have largely missed out on the benefits of economic development in China.
发自北京——中国国家总理李克强最近指出创造就业是实现本国“稳定增长最终目标”的关键因素。而他的这一论断也是极为正确的。事实上，中国经济崛起的其中一个最令人困惑的特征就是，即便在实现两位数增长率的时期，1978年~2004年间的年均就业增长率也仅为1.8%。这似乎表明，普通中国家庭在很大程度上未能分享中国经济增长的成果。