公共治理:幸福为什么是重要的?——兼论政府在建设幸福社会中的职责

Public Governance:Why Does Happiness Matter?--On the Responsibility of the Government in Building Happy Society

幸福是任何时候人类生活和公共治理实践的本来目的。在微观层面,幸福是人生的重要目的之一;在宏观层面,实现人民幸福是公共治理的根本宗旨。然而,无论是在宏观还是微观层面,对于幸福生活的追求和实践都还需要切实的努力。幸福这一美好的生活状态本身具有多层次性和复杂性,兼具物质属性和精神属性,也存在相当的个体主观差异性。政府对于建设幸福社会具有义不容辞的责任。对于治理而言,需要切实构建保障实现个体幸福的各项因素,进一步完善分配方式,提升公共福利水平,更为关键的是通过完善社会公平正义促进良性的社会精神层面的积极状态。

Happiness is the original purpose of human life and public governance practice at any time.For the micro-level,happiness is one of the important purposes of life;For the macro-level,realizing people’s happiness is the fundamental purpose of public governance.However,no matter at the macro or micro level,the pursuit and practice of a happy life requires a lot of efforts.Happiness,as a beautiful state of life,has multiple levels and complexity,possessing both material and spiritual attributes,as well as significant individual subjective differences.The government has an inescapable responsibility to build a happy society.For governance,it is necessary to effectively construct various factors that ensure the realization of individual happiness,further improve distribution methods,enhance the level of public welfare,and more importantly,promote a positive state of social spirit by improving social fairness and justice.