Research on the Path to Achieving Equalization of Basic Public Services in Zhejiang Province

Abstract

The current situation that the total supply of basic public services in rural areas of Zhejiang Province is insufficient and unbalanced with the demand determines the need to conduct an in-depth study on the equalization of basic services in rural areas. The article uses the entropy power method and the Thiel index method to analyze the level of basic public service equalization and the least squares method to conduct regression analysis, and finally proposes practical suggestions for the equalization of basic public services. The study finds that the overall level of basic public service equalization in Zhejiang Province during 2018-2021 is showing an upward trend, the level of basic public facility equalization is on the rise, basic public education maintains a relatively stable trend, while the level of basic medical and health equalization is affected by factors such as epidemics and the development is relatively stable, and the level of basic social security equalization is all increasing. Among the 11 cities in Zhejiang, Hangzhou has the highest level of equalization of basic services. Through the regression we can learn that both the economic level and the financial level have positive effects on the equalization of basic public services.

Keywords: equalization of basic public services, entropy method, thiel's index method, least squares regression model

DOI: 10.7176/EJBM/15-19-08

Publication date: December 31^st 2023