一、依法治国是全面建设小康社会的重要内容党的十六大报告明确指出，我们要在本世纪头20年，集中力量，全面建设小康社会。全面建设小康社会，最根本的是坚持以经济建设为中心，不断解放和发展社会生产力。但是，十六大确立的全面建设小康社会的目标，并不是一个单纯的经济目 I. Ruling the country by law is an important part of building a well-off society in an all-round way The report of the 16th National Congress of the CPC made it clear that in the first 20 years of this century, we must concentrate on building an overall well-to-do society. The most fundamental thing in building a well-off society in an all-round way is to persistently take economic construction as the center and continuously liberate and develop social productive forces. However, the goal set by the 16th CPC National Congress in building an overall well-to-do society is not a mere economic goal