Suggestions for Development in Northwest China Early in the 21st Century

I. Thinking Outside the MainstreamIt is a generally accepted wisdom that benefitsfrom the investment in human, social and invisiblecapital are far higher than those realised in theexploitation of natural resources, material and visi-ble capital. This means that different developmentstrategies and policies will result naturally in differ-ing results. At the early stage of China’s reformdrive, the per capita GDP of the country’s Northwest