The reform in China eliminated the egalitarian practice of everyone taking food from the same big pot, but has resulted in a huge difference in income and an array of social conflicts and problems.

• 改革破除了平均主义“大锅饭”,却又出现收入的贫富悬殊,并引发出一系列社会矛盾与问题。在市场经济环境下,收入差距与拉大有其制度与政策原因,也与转轨期体制的某些真空有关。