The Research Of Role Definition Of Government In The Developing Of Our Civil Society

Along with the development of socialist market economy and the socialist politicaldemocracy’s development，our country’s civil society has rapidly developed.Thedevelopment of civil society conductive to further improve the socialist marketeconomy, promote the development of the socialist democratic politics. In the processof civil society development, the government should actively support and encouragethe development of civil society, but the government should not damage the civilsociety independence and autonomy, and should seize moderate principle. The essaydiscusses role definition of government in the development of civil society.First the article discusses the concept of civil society and the differences betweenour country civil society and western civil society，which includes governmentleading characteristic and immaturity. Further to define connotations of governmentrole and role orientation, and government role divides into government ideal role,government realize role and government practice role. Point out the theoretical basisof the government role in the development of civil society, namely the social contracttheory, good governance theory, entrust—agency theory.Then the paper analyses the our country civil society development goals to achievethe ideal state of good governance, the essence of good governance is to realizebenign interaction between the government and citizen society. The explicitdevelopment goal indicates the direction of civil society’s development. Achievingthe target of good governance, summarizes as changing of government and civilsociety ‘strong government, weak society’ relationship model, continuing to pushforward the government ruling ability construction, improving the government’spublic service quality, constructing of socialist harmonious society and promotingsocial autonomy citizens character. And analysis the current situation of our civilsociety development, including both achievements of the civil society developmentand shortcomings of the civil society—the dislocation of the government, the systemenvironment defects and the lack of the citizens’ political culture.The article analyses the government’s role in our civil society’s development,makes clear the requirements to government role in development of civil society, inaddition to avoid positioning dislocation beyond, still should deal with relations aboutthe ruling and management, centralization and decentralization, control and service,rule of man and the rule of law. Analyze government role dislocation phenomenon,refers to the government refused to relax to civil society’s control, persistently playinga leading role. The government’s dominant feature have play an important role ininitial period of civil society development, but this should not be the reason forgovernment keeping centralized. In civil society development, the government shouldmake full respect for civil society of independence and autonomy. Finally, analyze rational government role orientation during civil societydeveloping. Government needs to fully protect autonomy character of civil society, byenhancing civil society’s independence and autonomy. With this in mind, in civilsociety development process, the government should no longer play a leading role,but realize benign cooperation and exchange with citizen society. Orientation of thegovernment’s role during civil society developing should be ‘guider’,‘server’,‘coordinator’,‘maintainers’,‘innovators’role, and the five roles not mutually isolated,but jointly promote the development of civil society.