公共物品供给效率与地方政府经济职能

公共物品只是某一特定集体的公共物品 ,具有一定的区域性。集体的规模对公共物品的供给效率有着重要影响 ,相对于中央政府而言 ,规模较小的地方政府在公共物品供给中也具有更高的效率。同时 ,地区间差异和地方政府本身的利益取向等也决定了强化地方政府的经济职能 ,增加地方政府的公共物品供给是提高公共物品供给效率的一个可行途径。

The Efficacy of Public Goods Supply and the Economic Functions of Local Governments

Public goods are those that belong to a specific collective which is characteristically local. The size of the collective exerts important impact on the supply efficacy of public goods. In view of the central government, local government of smaller scales exhibit greater efficacy in supplying public goods. In the meantime, geographic differences and the value orientation of local governments themselves also determine the enhancement of the economic functions of local governments. And enhancing the supply of public goods to local governments is a feasible way of increasing the efficacy of public goods supply.