Abstract：Karl Marx＇ s concern for man＇ s livelihood is a permanent subject for the ruling proletarian party as well as a modernist topic. For Marxism itself is an ideological system with the livelihood of the vast majority of laborers as its value and goal. In contemporary China, the inheriting and promoting of Marx＇ s concern for livelihood are, in a sense, demanded by the innovation of Marxism at present time as well as the theo- retical construction of socialism with Chinese characteristics and the building of China into a well-off society. The 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China attached unprecedented priority to safeguarding and promoting livelihood under the guidance of the scientific view on development. At present, to solve liveli- hood-related problems, we must adopt a scientific view on development, and sharpen our awareness of liveli- hood; we must adopt a humanistic view and solve the real problems in people＇s life; we must strengthen the building of socialist democratic politics with Chinese characteristics and establish a series of sound systems to safeguard and expand people＇s democratic and political rights.
2009, Vol. 11 
