政府是什么?——中国政府改革与建设的前提性思考

What Is Government?——A Premise Analysis of Chinese Government's Reformation and Construction

当今中国社会公共性难题的有效解决和改革开放的全面深入,亟需深化中国政府改革与建设,而要深化中国政府改革与建设,需要对"政府是什么"这个前提性问题进行思考。当代中国与西方在政府的产生、对政府的态度、政府权力的认识与处置、政府的职责与目标等方面存在差异。为了超越以往对"政府是什么"的认识,我们需要检讨"政府需要人性理论作为支撑吗?政府奉行的道德准则可靠吗?如何保持对权力的敬畏?如何安排自己的利益?"等问题。只有这样,我们对政府本身的理解,才可能回归到以人为本的基点,真正倾听与回应人民的声音。

To effectively solve the public problems in the contemporary Chinese society and deeply reform and open up, there is an urgent need to deepen the reform and building of Chinese government. In order to carry out this urgent need, it is necessary to ponder the precondition question＂ What is Government？＂ first. In contemporary world, there are big differences between China and Western government in the aspects of the attitude of the government, the powers of the government awareness and disposal, the government＇s responsibilities and objectives etc. In order to transcend the past understanding of ＂What is Government＂, we need to review the questions of ＂will the government need theory of human nature as a support？ Are Government＇s adherences to the code of ethics reliable？ How to maintain their respect for authority？ How to arrange for their own interests？＂ Only in this way can we understand the government, return to the people-oriented basis, and truly listen to and respond to the voice of the people.