党的十六届五中全会把构建和谐社会作为“十一五”时期的主要目标之一,把它放到更加突出的位置,这是我们党在执政理念和发展目标上的一大飞跃。“和谐社会”作为一种社会发展的价值取向的提出,表达了我们党执政能力和执政水平在新时期的一种升华;也是对小平同志关于社会发展理论更为 The Fifth Plenary Session of the 16th Central Committee of the Party set the building of a harmonious society as one of its major objectives during the 11th Five-Year Plan and put it in a more prominent position. This is a great leap in our party’s governing philosophy and development goals. As a value orientation for social development, “harmonious society” expresses the sublimation of our party’s ability to govern and the level of governance in the new era. It also reflects Comrade Xiaoping’s theory that social development is more