Report: Central government plays crucial role in promoting Tibet´s economy

Enjoying a free flow of manpower, materials and capital in Tibet, various markets of different nature have been established. Commodities markets as well as specialized markets of means of production, human resources and securities have emerged in Lhasa and other medium and large-size cities and towns.

The report also illustrated that the output value of 148 private industrial enterprises had accounted for nearly 60 percent of the total industrial output value of the region, which has played a significant role in Tibet's economy.

According to successive research projects conducted by the research center's scholars in three villages of Tibet since 1996, the proportion of farmers at the medium-income level was on the rise, while that of those at the high and low-income levels had decreased.

The report also indicated that the government investment has become an important driving force behind Tibet's rapid economic growth in recent year.

Especially in the past five years, the amount of investment in fixed assets has accounted for more than 75 percent of the region's GDP. The investment has come largely from financial transfers and investment in the construction of major projects from the central government, the report said.