中国政府规模、经济增长与福利

Government Size, Economic Growth and Welfare in China

本文在深入研究和把握政府规模、经济增长与福利等相关文献的基础上,使用政府规模福利绩效模型,对中国1980-2006年间政府规模、经济增长和福利之间的影响进行了分析。研究发现:首先,1980年以来我国经济增长对以HDI表征的福利提高具有重要的贡献,经济增长仍然是我国提高人民福利水平的主要手段。其次,政府提供持续增长的基本公共服务是福利提高的根本保证。第三,从政府规模的福利绩效看,我国以相对较小的政府规模取得了较快的福利增长。

Based on the thorough study of the relevant literature of size of government, economic growth and welfare, this paper uses the government performance model to analyze the relationship among the size of government, economic growth and welfare in China from 1980 to 2006 and has found that. First of all, China＇s economic growth have had important contribution to the welfare presented by HDI since 1980, and economic growth still remains the principal means to improve the welfare in the near future. Secondly, the continuing public services growth provided by the government is the fundamental guarantee for welfare improvement. Thirdly, from the government performance point of view, China has achieved rapid growth in welfare with relatively small size of government.