Constantly meeting the ever-growing needs of the people for a better life is fundamental to China's efforts to ensure， improve and develop livelihoods. This book analyzes the connotation of ensuring people's livelihood in China in the new era， discusses their material and cultural needs for a better life， and puts forward five essentials for ensuring livelihoods in China in the new era. It also demonstrates the great achievements in developing people's quality of life in China in six aspects： poverty alleviation， system of national education， full and high-quality employment， construction of the world's largest social security system， housing for all， and development of a healthy and beautiful China.
With the multifaceted and well-balanced acceleration of its modernization， China has fully solved the enormous problem of providing basic necessities for over one billion people in the 20th century， and built a moderately prosperous society in all respects in the first two decades of the 21st century. Now， the Chinese people are striding forward towards a new era of common prosperity.
Chapter 1 The Connotation of Ensuring People's Livelihood in China in the New Era
1．1 Review on the Categories of People's Livelihood
1．2 Understanding of the Connotation of Ensuring People's Livelihood in China in the New Era
Chapter 2 Material and Cultural Needs and Needs for a Better Life
2．1 Hierarchy of Human Needs
2．2 Material and Cultural Needs
2．3 Needs for a Better Life
Chapter 3 The Core Essence of China's System for Ensuring People's Livelihood in the New Era
3．1 Commitment to the People-oriented Philosophy and Development Path of Common Prosperity
3．2 Meeting People's Needs for a Better Life and Constantly Promoting Well-Rounded Human Development
3．3 Improving Living Standards through Development to Ensure People's Livelihood and Well-Being
3．4 Committing to the Co-construction and Sharing， Obtaining Happiness through Hard Work
3．5 Resolving the Pressing and Urgent Issues Concerning the People the Most
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Chapter 4 Winning the Battle against Poverty
Chapter 5 Running Education that People Are Satisfied With
Chapter 6 Achieving Fuller Employment and Better Quality Jobs
Chapter 7 Building the World's Largest Social Security System
Chapter 8 Ensuring Housing for All the People
Chapter 9 Building a Healthy and Beautiful China
郑功成，男，1964年生，湖南平江人，武汉大学政治经济学专业毕业。中国人民大学教授，全国人大常委会委员，国务院政府特殊津贴获得者、中国社会保障学会会长、中国人民大学残疾人事业发展研究院院长。兼任国务院首届医改咨询委员会委员、国家减灾委专家委副主任、中国劳动学会副会长、中国社会保险学会副会长、中国社会福利协会副会长等。长期从事社会保障、收入分配及与民生相关领域的研究，是“中国社会保障改革与发展战略”“维护社会公平正义与保障国民共享发展成果”“国家社会福利制度发展战略”等重大战略项目研究的首席专家。出版著作30余种，发表学术文章400多篇。
郑功成教授主持国家战略研究项目，国家社科基金重大攻关项目与决策咨询项目，教育部重大项目与重点项目以及劳动保障部、民政部、国家发展改革委等多个中央部委及湖北省社科基金、北京市社科基金等重点科研项目50多项。荣获第六届高等学校科学研究优秀成果奖（人文社会科学）一等奖，第九届、十届、十二届中国图书奖，国家级优秀教学成果二等奖，全国首届孺子牛金球奖荣誉奖，全国挑战杯园丁奖，北京市哲学社会科学优秀成果奖一等奖等多种全国性或省部级学术与教学奖励，以及“有突出贡献的中青年专家”称号和“为首都建设做出突出贡献的先进个人”称号，是北京市理论人才百人工程、教育部新世纪优秀人才支持计划、国家百千万人才工程入选者。
