限定延伸职能,强化核心职能——斯密动力视角下国家职能的调整

Restrict Extended Functions and Strengthen Core Functions: On State Function Transition from the Perspective of Smithian Dynamics

改革的深入不能简单等同于国家职能的退出。国家具有产权界定、保障与契约实施的核心职能,降低交易费用;通过权力重新分配资源直接获取收入的延伸职能,增加交易费用。延伸职能是支持核心职能履行的基础,一旦膨胀就会危害"斯密动力"的扩展。改革的目标是一种结构性变革,限定国家的延伸职能,提升履行核心职能的国家能力。改革的深化不应盲从于"小政府"抽象理念,应以"强政府"为标杆,果断从延伸职能退出。

The national function cannot be reduced with the strengthening of reform.The state has the core function of defining property rights,protection and implementation of contracts,which can reduce transaction costs;while the extended function to resource in order to directly obtain income can increase transaction cost.Extended function is the basis of supporting implementation of core function,once expanded it will harm the expansion of ＂Smithian Dynamics＂.Reform should be structural to limit the extended function of state and promote the national stability on implementing core function.The deepening reform shall follow ＂formidable government＂ and withdraw from extended function decisively instead of following the Abstract concept of ＂tiny government＂.