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Study On Government Functions In Olympic Winter Games Bidding

Posted on:2015-02-18Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Y W HuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2296330467976967Subject:Public Policy and Public Affairs Management
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Decision of the CPC Central Committee on Major Issues ConcerningComprehensively Deepening Reforms, adopted at the Third Plenary Sessionof the18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, furtheremphasizes the transformation of governmental functions and the market’sdecisive role in resource allocation. As Comrade Xi Jinping repeatedly notesin his speeches,"it is a major theoretical proposition as well as a significantpractical proposition to ensure the market’s decisive role in resourceallocation, and to bring the government into full play. The scientific andaccurate comprehension of this proposition has great significance for thecomprehensively deepened reform as well as the healthy and orderlydevelopment of the socialist market economy." Therefore, after Third PlenarySession of the18th CPC Central Committee, under the overall background ofdeepening reform, the study of government functions is a new subject.Olympic Winter Games, a vital part of the Olympic Games, is theworld’s largest and most influential major winter sporting event. Thecompetition for the right to host the Olympic Winter Games is a competitionof comprehensive national strength, economic potential, scientific andtechnological strength and cultural charm. It is also a competition of nationalimage and national status. For Zhangjiakou, where the economic developmentis relatively backward, it is a golden opportunity which can only be once forages and also a big event having impact on its future to jointly bid for the2022Olympic Winter Games with Beijing. At the same time, such anopportunity can also be a serious challenge for Zhangjiakou MunicipalGovernment.As a joint applicant city, Zhangjiakou Municipal Government shouldcooperate with Beijing to acquire the right to host the2022Olympic WinterGames. In the meantime, taking advantage of the Winter Olympic Games andthe national strategy of the coordinated development of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei, Zhangjiakou Municipal Government will integrate its long-termdevelopment layout with the Olympic Winter events. Therefore, governmentfunctions will be further transformed and an effective government will bebuilt. By accelerating the construction of venues, transportation and otherinfrastructure, and resolving problems in reform, Zhangjiakou can achieve thecomprehensive social, economic and cultural development, as well as the goalof a well-off society, people’s well-being, prosperity and happiness. It is agreat opportunity as well as a serious challenge for Zhangjiakou MunicipalGovernment. It is also a test for Zhangjiakou Municipal Government on itsexecution and credibility. This marks the innovation and development ofgovernment functions.This paper first conducts the research on the concepts of the governmentfunctions and the related theories. In section two, considering the significanceof bidding for the Winter Olympics and the requirement for the governments,the duties the government should assume by way of drawing lessons from thesuccessful experience of recent cities bidding for the Winter Olympics, theIOC’s clear and specific requirement for the governments of applicant citiesand the Winter Olympics bidding procedures. In section three, The functionsof the local government during the bid for the2022Winter Olympic Gamesare analyzed, which fall into such five aspects as responsibility, scientificplanning, precise implementation, lawful, reasonable and effective test; Insection four, in the context of coordinated development of Beijing, Tianjinand Hebei, the national governance capacity building as well as OlympicGames Winter bidding, advice is given on the government functions and theways of its implementation.
Keywords/Search Tags:Olympic Winter Games, the government functions, Zhangjiakou-City
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