CONTENTS

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Ⅰ　General Report
1　Analysis of Western Economic Development in 2012 and
　　Forecast to 2013
　　..................... Macroeconomic Analysis and Forecast Research
　　　　　　　　　　　　　Group of Centre for Studies of China Western
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Economic Development, Northwest University／001
　　1. Social And Economic Development of Western Region in 2012 .....／004
　　2. The Main Issues of Social And Economic Development of
　　　　Western Region in 2012 .......................................／035
　　3. The Forecast of Social And Economic Development of
　　　　Western Region to 2013 .......................................／055
　　4. The Policy Implication Social And Economic Development of
　　　　Western Region in 2013 .......................................／063

　　　　　　　　　　　　Ⅱ　Economic Development Reports
2　The Western Circular Economic Development Report
　　................................. Wang Yan, Zhong Xia and Liu Ting／079
3　The Regional Distribution and Performance of China’s Inward
　　Foreign Direct Investment .................. Feng Zongxian, He Xin／105
4　The Development Report of Western Main Functional Areas
　　............... Liu Xinying, Dai Jiangwei, Jiang Jun and An Shuwei／126

　　　　　　　　　　　　　Ⅲ　Social Development Reports
5　Observation and Analysis of Changes in Western
　　Population Structure
　　............... The Research Group of Western Population Structure／161
6　The Western Urban And Rural Medical Insurance Development Report
　　............................. The Research Group of Western Social
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Security, Northwest University／190

　　　　　　　　　Ⅳ　Culture and Education Development Reports
7　The Western Media Development Report
　　............................ Research Group of Western Media Study／219
8　The Western Higher Education Competitiveness Analysis Report
　　................... Yao Congli, Yu Xinrong, Liang Wei and Zheng Li／254
9　The Western Vocational Education Development Report
　　........................... Luo Xinyuan, Wang Borong and Li Bingke／278
10　The Western Basic Education Development Report ......... Ji Zhilai／300

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Ⅴ　Special Report
11　The Western Female Population Development
　　............... The Research Group of Western Women in Development／323