旧西藏经济十分落后，交通闭塞，没有现代工业，只有牧业和少量农业、手工业。自1959年民主改革后，特别是1978年改革开放以来，经过多年的努力，西藏的经济体制格局发生了重大变化，一个健康发展，充满生机的社会主义市场经济体系正在形成，西藏各项事业取得了巨大成就，经济实力明显增强，经济建设的步伐也大大加快，不仅建立了现代工业、交通、通信业，原有的农牧业、商业也有了长足的发展。本书为《西藏的经济发展(英文版)》。

Ⅰ Flourishing Economy in Tibet

Ⅱ Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Forestry: Development Compatible with Environment

 Modernizing Agriculture

 Industrializing Animal Husbandry

 Reforesting the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Ⅲ Industry: Developing Independent Brands

 Development of the Abundant Water Resources

 Building Industry: A New Economic Growth Point

Ⅳ Transportation Industry:Continuously Improved

 Highway Construction

 Aviation

 Qinghai-Tibet Railway

 Pipeline Transportation: A Line of Fuel Supply to Tibet

Ⅴ Posts and Telecommunications:Linking Up Tibet with the World

Ⅵ Trade, Banking and Insurance: Kept on Growing

Ⅶ Programs Listed in the "11th Five-Year Plan" of Tibet