Research on Comprehensive Evaluation of Harmonious Society in East China

Abstract

The harmonious society is the general goal of social development. We select 5 subsystems and 35 evaluation index to establish an system for evaluating harmonious society, with the method of Principle Component-Cluster Analysis, according to 2007 Statistical Yearbook of China and some other statistical data. Meanwhile, we use TOPSIS method as an assistant certification to analyze the harmonious society development of east China. The result shows that the six provinces in east China and Shanghai city could be divided into 3 parts. The first part includes Shanghai. The second part includes Zhejiang, Jiangsu and Shandong. And the third part includes Fujian, Jiangxi and Anhui. The result is identical to practice developing of east China.