构建社会主义和谐社会是一个复杂艰巨的系统工程,涉及到我国政治经济文化建设的方方面面,需要全面考虑,综合平衡。其中关注和扶持弱势群体是构建社会主义和谐社会必须面对的重大问题之一。究竟什么是弱势群体,学术界有多种说法。传统意义上的弱势群体主要指老弱病残者或无劳动能力的依赖人群,但随着农村改革和城市国有企业改革的不断深入,弱势群体还包括那些在劳动市场和生活机会分配中竞争力较弱、综合性能力较低的群体,如下岗、失业者。半个多世纪以来,我国不但形成了城乡二元经济 Building a socialist harmonious society is a complicated and arduous systematic project that involves all aspects of political, economic and cultural construction in our country and needs to be comprehensively considered and comprehensively balanced. Paying attention to and supporting the disadvantaged groups among them is one of the major issues that must be faced in building a harmonious socialist society. What is the disadvantaged groups, there are many academic circles. In the traditional sense, vulnerable groups mainly refer to those who are elderly, the wounded and the disabled, or those who are unable to work. However, with the deepening reform in rural areas and state-owned enterprises in cities, the disadvantaged groups also include those who are competitive in the labor market and the distribution of life opportunities Weaker, less comprehensive groups such as laid-off, unemployed. For more than half a century, our country has not only formed the dual economy of urban and rural areas