云南是一个多民族的边疆、山区省份。由于长期的历史原因,地区之间、民族之间,在社会和经济发展上存在极大的不平衡。特别是一些少数民族聚居的山区,至今生产力十分低下,民族内部社会分工很不明显,仍然停留在自然经济、半自然经济状态,与先进地区的差距越来越大。 1978年以来在改革开放的推动下,少数民族地区的干部、群众积极探索民族地区脱贫致富道路,促进了民族地区经济发展,创造了一些适合民族地区实际的经验。 Yunnan is a multi-ethnic frontier and mountainous province. Due to long-standing historical reasons, there are great imbalances in social and economic development between regions and ethnic groups. In particular, mountainous areas inhabited by ethnic minorities have so far had very low productivity, and the division of labor within the ethnic minorities is not obvious. They remain in a natural and semi-natural economy and the gap with advanced areas is growing. Under the impetus of reform and opening up since 1978, cadres and the masses in ethnic minority areas have been actively exploring the road to poverty alleviation in ethnic areas, promoting the economic development in ethnic areas and creating some practical experiences that are suitable for ethnic areas.