1999年4月10日,由北京开达经济学家咨询中心主办的“中国市场经济论坛”第53次研讨会在中央财经大学召开。本次论坛主题为“小城镇,大战略”。会议由中国人民大学教授、著名经济学家何伟主持,原中顾委委员、国务院农村政策研究室主任杜润生在会上做了重要讲话,他在讲话中认为: “改革开放以来,群众自发地创造了一批小城市,其中小城镇有一万几千个,这是在政府没有投资的情况下完成的,成绩 On April 10, 1999, the 53rd seminar of “China Market Economy Forum” sponsored by Beijing Open Economist Consultation Center was held at Central University of Finance and Economics. The theme of this forum is “Small Towns, Grand Strategy.” The meeting was presided over by HE Wei, a famous economist of Renmin University of China and former director of the Central Advisory Committee of the State Council and director of the rural policy research office under the State Council. In his speech, he said: "Since the reform and opening up, the masses spontaneously A number of small cities have been created, among which thousands and thousands of small towns have been completed without the government’s investment.