实施西部地区大开发战略，加快中西部地区的发展，是党中央面向新世纪所作出的重大决策。为了运用发展经济学的有关理论，对２１世纪我国中西部地区经济和社会发展面临的重要问题，进行深入系统的探讨，华中科技大学经济学院、湖北省社会科学院、《经济学动态》编辑部、中国社 Implementing the strategy of developing the western region and accelerating the development of the central and western regions are the major decisions the CPC Central Committee has made in the new century. In order to apply the relevant theories of development economics, this paper conducts an in-depth and systematic discussion on the important issues facing the economic and social development in central and western regions of China in the 21st century. The departments of economics of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Hubei Academy of Social Sciences, editorial board of " Chinese society