关键词: 欠发达地区 , 财力均等化 , 转移支付

Abstract: Financial equalization is the primary objective of the central transfer payment. It is also an important channel through which the poor areas to achieve the equalization of public services. We select 13 indicators to reflect the regional characteristics of China and divide 31 provinces into developed areas, moderately developed areas and less developed areas by cluster analysis. We then apply the method of variation coefficient to investigate the financial equalization effect of the central transfer payments to three major regions. The result shows that the financial equalization effect doesn't improve in less developed areas, but the financial gap is widening. It is consistent with the previous literature. Finally, this paper tries to analyze why the effect of financial equalization of central transfer payments in less developed areas are not as important as that in developed areas. The reason is that the central transfer payment system designoriented is unclear, and the less developed areas deformity depends on the special transfer payments.

Key words: less developed areas , financial equalization , transfer payment