构建社会主义和谐社会是新时期中国政府提出的一项重大战略决策。而缩小城乡差距,统筹城乡发展,既是建设全面小康社会的重中之重,又是构建和谐社会进程中的关键环节,必须认真抓好。城乡发展失衡、差距日趋扩大,是当前我国经济生活中存在的突出矛盾之一。1.城乡居民收入差距。改革开放 Building a socialist harmonious society is a major strategic decision put forward by the Chinese government in the new era. To narrow the gap between urban and rural areas and make overall plans for urban and rural development is not only the most important task in building an overall well-to-do society, but also the key link in the process of building a harmonious society. We must do a good job in earnest. The unbalanced development between urban and rural areas and the widening gap between the urban and rural areas are one of the prominent contradictions in the current economic life in our country. 1. The income gap between urban and rural residents. Reform and Opening