党员发展工作是党的建设事业的重要组成部分。中国共产党成立81年来,无论在何种情况下,我党都非常重视从数量和质量两方面来加强党员发展工作,这对于党取得执政地位并牢牢地巩固执政地位起到关键的作用。在新时期,尤其是在中国加人WTO的背景下,我们的党员发展工作遇到了一些新情况、新问题,面临一些新的考验。对这些新情况、新问题、新考验进行实事求是的分析和思考,对于我们在新时期更好地做好党员发展工作,进一步推进党建事业无疑是有好处的。一、新时期党员发展工作难度增大随着中国改革的逐步深化和中国进一步走向开放,我国社会的政治、经济、文化等各方面都发生了深刻的变化。特别是随着中国加人WTO,社会经济成分、组织形式、物质利益、就业方式多样化现象将日益突出。人们的生活观念和个人追求也会 Party members’ development is an important part of the party’s cause of construction. In the 81 years since the founding of the Communist Party of China, under all circumstances, our party has attached great importance to the work of party members in terms of both quantity and quality. This has played a key role in securing the party’s ruling position and firmly consolidating its ruling position. In the new era, especially in the context of China’s accession to the WTO, some new conditions and new problems have been encountered in the development of our party members and some new tests are being carried out. An analysis and thinking of seeking truth from facts on these new conditions, new problems and new tests will undoubtedly be beneficial to us in doing a better job of party member development in the new period and further promoting the cause of party building. I. Party Members’ Development Difficulty in the New Era Increases With the gradual deepening of China’s reform and China’s further opening up, profound changes have taken place in all aspects of our society, such as politics, economy and culture. In particular, as China joins the WTO, the diversification of the social and economic components, organizational forms, material interests and employment patterns will become increasingly prominent. People’s concept of life and personal pursuit will be