New Force in the Transformation of China: How Do the New Social Stratums Promote the Innovation of Social Reform

Abstract

The growth of the new social stratums has been benefited from the establishment and continuous improvement of the socialist market economy system in China. The socialist market economy system provides various institutional supports for the development of the new social stratums. In this context, the new social stratums with the unique characteristics make themselves become the new sources of social vitality. As a new force, they promote the innovation of social reform in China. The growth of the new social stratum has also promoted the transformation of the social structure in China. In megacities where most new social stratums live in, the olive-shaped social structure has already taken shape. The rise of the new social stratums provides an opportunity for the transformation of social governance. The new social stratums begin to participate in the construction of social governance community and play a more active role in promoting social governance innovation.