The major objective of population policy for the main functional region division is to achieve the appropriate distribution of population and orderly population flow.Coordinated economy-population distribution is the most important "rationale" based on the interpretation of this objective.Results from models measuring the coordination of regional economy and population show that the "rationale" is common in developed countries and the economy-population distribution in China is irrational.Analyzing with the circulatory accumulation theory of Myrdal,it is concluded that the institutional determinant for the irrational population distribution in China is the "cutting corners" development mode without being "people centered",resulting in inefficiency of the interconverting channel of economic benefit and population welfare,and there are institutional barriers between economic development and population agglomeration.Institutional adjustment policies on finance and tax system,population management system and evaluation system of political achievement are discussed in the paper.

While policies of generalized system of preferences(GSP)empowering and benefiting people are important means for building a harmonious society,some of the GSP policies are not consistent or even go contradictory to the national policy of family planning.This paper examines some of the GSP policies that run counter to the family planning policy,and discusses institutional determinants of the inconsistency.Lack of policy coordination mechanisms result in departmentalization of national obligations,and the major executing department of the national policy has not been adequately involved in formulating these GSP policies.Policy suggestions are discussed in the paper.