“以经济建设为中心”是十一届三中全会作出的重大决策 ,是中国社会步入新时期的重要标志。它使历史性的伟大转折呈现出经济体制转轨与社会结构转型同时并进互相推动的趋势 ;它使社会主义实践产生了一种新方式———改革开放 ;“以经济建设为中心”的指导思想使我们突破了传统的社会主义观 ,形成了“社会主义初级阶段”、“社会主义本质”、“社会主义市场经济”等一系列新范畴。分析这几个范畴之间的关系 ,可以认为“以经济建设为中心”是邓小平理论科学体系的一个核心范畴。第三代领导集体提出了实施科教兴国战略、可持续发展战略、建立国家创新体系的新举措 ,从而把“以经济建设为中心”的思想推进到新的阶段 “Taking economic construction as the center” is a major policy decision made by the Third Plenary Session of the 11th Central Government. It is an important symbol of the Chinese society entering a new era. It has turned the historic turning point into a trend of simultaneous and mutually advancing mutually simultaneous economic transition and social restructuring. It has brought about a new approach to socialist practice --- reform and opening up; the guiding principle of “taking economic construction as the center” Enabled us to break through the traditional concept of socialism and formed a series of new categories such as “the initial stage of socialism,” “the essence of socialism,” and “the socialist market economy.” By analyzing the relationship between these categories, we can think that “taking economic construction as the center” is a core category of the scientific system of Deng Xiaoping Theory. The third generation of leading collectives proposed new measures for implementing the strategy of rejuvenating the country through science and education, the strategy of sustainable development and the establishment of a national innovation system so as to push the idea of ​​“taking economic construction as the center” to a new stage