Research On The Transformation Of Chinese Government 's Economic Function Under The Background Of Low - Carbon Economy

Government economic function is a function of government functions in the most timeless.From Adam Smith’s "laissez-faire theory" to the birth of Keynesianism in the1930s "Stateintervention" theory, from monetarist and supply-siders "free market theory" to the emergenceof new theories of state intervention, market economy the role of the government, after aniterative process. Now, most scholars have acknowledged state intervention and marketmechanisms in the equally important position, and slowly concentrated focus of the study to thegovernment’s economic functions and how the choice of government intervention, the scopeand extent.Low-carbon economy is the future direction of the world economy, the low-carboneconomy in fact refers to the role of the concept of sustainable development, by means ofsystems, technology and energy innovation, reduce coal, oil fundamentally high energyconsumption, high polluting energy use, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and achieveeconomic development and ecological protection dual track model of economic development.Specifically including low-carbon energy systems, low-carbon technologies and low-carbonindustrial system and so on. Development of low-carbon economy is an inevitable choice ofChina’s economic future, but also an important measure to improve China’s comprehensivenational strength. And with respect to the functions of the government, especially in theeconomic functions of government, we must adhere to the times, in order to continue topromote the development of low-carbon economy, the government’s economic functions ofgovernment is to develop the national economy, to carry out the functions of social andeconomic life overall management. As the highest executive authority of the government is toformulate the main macroeconomic development strategy, strategic choice is correct or notdirectly affect the quality of the economic system and production environment.Encourage and develop policies to support low-carbon economy requires not only thecountry, more needs to give full play to their own local government economic functions, atpresent, the government is continuing the operation of the economic functions of governmentuse of public power system through the development of certain rules to limit personal and organizational behavior to some extent, even the government can regulate the behavior of theseindividuals. Meanwhile, in order to maintain an orderly market, the government needs somerelevant laws and regulations, government maintain market order functions mainly in theprotection of legitimate property rights, improve the legal system, rationalize the interests ofrelations. Then the government through economic functions, but also that community toprovide public goods, all members of society can enjoy the collective consumer goodsprovided by the government. Despite the economic functions of running the government hasmade considerable achievements, but the present situation continues, the pace is behind thetimes, for our government, it may be necessary to establish a mechanism for sustainedeconomic functions of innovation, this mechanism the next few years will be the focus of ourgovernment work.Therefore, the adjustment of China’s overall strategic objectives of low-carbon economicdevelopment, positive change in our government’s economic functions with high-speedlow-carbon economy is imperative. Strategic objectives which include: the establishment of astrategic reserve of energy system, which ensures energy security; to the end of the century,built environment-friendly, low carbon socialist harmonious society; into the middle of thecentury, to build a low-carbon economy has become the mainstream of China’s economicdevelopment model. And how the transformation of government functions with the economicdevelopment of low-carbon economy, you need from the relationship between government andthe market, policies and regulations, local carbon market mechanisms, energy conservationand market regulators are five aspects, comprehensive economic transformation of governmentfunctions, to promote the development of China’s low-carbon economy, which is not only therequirements of sustainable development, but also an inevitable choice for the construction ofsocialism with Chinese characteristics.