“…It is known as "miraculous growth" and "the China mystery" in the eyes of scholars andgovernmentofficials.Astheeconomycontinuestogrowrapidly,consumptionasoneofthe "Troika" has remained at a low level during this period. The average consumption rate is only 58.3%.Especiallysince2000,theconsumptionrateinChinahasbeendecliningyearbyyear,with therebeinganaveragerateofonly53.3%.Ingeneral,whenacountryenterstheeraofurbanization, theslightlylowerconsumptionratehassomereasonableness.However,comparedwiththeaverage consumptionlevelof60%-78%intheworld,China'sconsumptionrateisobviouslylow.Manyscholars haveemphasizedtheimportanceoflocalgovernmentalcompetitiontoChina'seconomicgrowthby studyingeconomicgrowththeory (Zhang,2005(Zhang, ,2007Zhou,2003Zhou, ,2005Zhang2008,2009Zhou, 2005Zhou, ,2007Zhou, ,2008etc. ).Assuch,isconsumption-beingthemainengineofeconomicgrowth-also affectedbylocalgovernmentalcompetition?Islocalcompetitionthe"behind-the-scenespromoter" ofChina'slowconsumption?…”