论有限政府及其政治权威

On the Limited Government and Its Political Authority

在法治的意义及其内涵不断地从理论上得到发掘之后,随之应被提到议事日程的,理所当然是探讨法治的政治功能及其落实。法治最重要的政治功能就是铲除无限政府,确立和建设一个在权力、职能和规模上受到严格法律限制的有限政府。但是,中国作为一个发展中国家,在走上现代法治的过程中,政府的政治权威又是必不可少的。因此,有必要通过制度设计或创新,把打造有限政府和提升政府的政治权威有机地结合起来。

After the exploration into the significance and connotation of the rule of law, the discussion of the political function and its realization of the rule of law should be put on the agenda. The most important political function of the rule of law is rooting out the infinite government, building up the limited government, which is strictly limited by the law on the power, the function and the scale. However, as a developing country, in the process of developing the modern rule of law, the Chinese government’s political authority is essential. So it’s necessary to combine the creation of limited government and the promotion of political authority of government together organically through system design or innovation.