最近，中共中央、国务院下发了《关于促进小城镇健康发展的若干意见》 (以下简称《意见》 )。《意见》指出，当前加快城镇化进程的时机和条件已经成熟。抓住机遇，适时引导小城镇健康发展，应当作为当前和今后较长时期农村改革和发展的一项重要任务。那么，中西部地区如何贯彻 Recently, the CPC Central Committee and the State Council issued a number of Opinions on Promoting the Healthy Development of Small Towns (hereinafter referred to as “Opinions”). The Opinion pointed out that the time and conditions for accelerating the process of urbanization have now matured. Seizing the opportunity and timely guiding the healthy development of small towns and cities should be taken as an important task in rural reform and development in the longer term and in the future. So, how to implement the central and western regions