Leading ahead by the government is conducive to sustainable development

　　A few days ago, routledge Publishing House, a world-renowned academic publishing house, published the English version of "On Government Leading Ahead" co-authored by Chen Yunxian and Qiu Jianwei.

　　Nanfang Daily reporter

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　　The Third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee pointed out that scientific macro-control and effective government governance are the inherent requirements for giving full play to the advantages of the socialist market economic system. We must effectively transform government functions, deepen administrative system reform, innovate administrative management methods, enhance government credibility and execution, and build a government ruled by law and a service-oriented government.

　　"The government should lead ahead, that is, let enterprises do what enterprises should do and let the government do what enterprises can’t and can’t do well. Neither can be empty or empty. " In an exclusive interview with Nanfang Daily, Dr. Chen Yunxian, a member of the Guangdong Provincial Government Party Group and a visiting professor in Peking University, said that the leading role of the government is that the government follows market rules and relies on market forces to play a guiding, regulating and early warning role in the industrial economy; The deployment, participation and maintenance of urban economy; Guarantee, support and promote the people’s livelihood economy; Effectively promote supply-side or demand-side structural reforms to form a leading edge in economic growth and scientific and sustainable development.

　　Chen Yunxian introduced that since 2004, he began to study the economic theory led by the regional government, and boldly put forward the theory that the regional government is also the main body of market competition. Chen Yunxian and Qiu Jianwei’s On Leading by the Government was published in Peking University Publishing House in 2013. The book discusses the three major functions of regional government, regional allocation of three types of resources, dual role of regional management, and leading regional development in advance. A few days ago, routledge Publishing House, a world-renowned academic publishing house, published the English version of "On Government Leading Ahead".

　　● Nanfang Daily reporter Huang Yinglai

　　 On regional government functional economic development, urban construction and people’s livelihood

　　Nanfang Daily: In order to lead ahead, the government must first accurately position its functions. What are the main functions that regional governments should have?

　　Chen Yunxian: Looking at governments all over the world, stability, development and handling of emergencies are their three major tasks.

　　Looking at regional governments in various countries, economic development, urban construction and people’s livelihood are their three major functions. China’s reform and opening-up, in which the regional governments have made efforts to explore and play a positive role.

　　About economic development. As early as 2005, Guangdong Shunde government scientifically put forward and implemented the "333" industrial development strategy — — That is to guide and support the coordinated development of the primary, secondary and tertiary industries; In each industry, guide and support more than three pillar industries; In each industry, guide and support more than three leading enterprises; Improve the industrial chain, form industrial clusters and promote sustainable development.

　　Western developed countries are also stepping up measures to guide, promote and regulate economic and industrial development. The National Networks of Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI), that is, the construction of American manufacturing innovation network, is one of the important measures for the United States to implement its "re-industrialization" strategy.

　　About urban construction. Faced with the prominent contradiction between land supply and demand, Foshan municipal government has been exploring in practice, and in 2007 and 2009, it successively issued relevant documents on "three old" transformation. The transformation of "three old" in urban and rural areas with "government promotion, market operation and enterprise participation" has rapidly improved the appearance of regional construction, greatly improved the efficiency of land use, and promoted the adjustment and improvement of land use structure and industrial structure, which has been promoted as "Foshan experience" by Guangdong and the country.

　　About social livelihood. The Guangdong provincial government put forward ten practical things about people’s livelihood in 2017, which can be described as concrete and everything is implemented.

　　 On regional allocation of resources

　　Different resource allocation requires flexible use of policies

　　Nanfang Daily: There are many kinds of resources that the government has to face and deal with. How should we treat them differently?

　　Chen Yunxian: The 21st century is a century of economic development, urban construction, social and people’s livelihood, and coordinated prosperity. In practice, the exertion of the three functions of the government is manifested as a kind of allocation, a kind of management and a kind of policy for regional resources.

　　Resources corresponding to economic development — — In the market economy, it is called operational resources. There are similarities and differences in government agencies around the world, but the principle of such resource allocation policy is mainly "invigorating" — — That is, planning and guidance; Support and adjustment; Supervision and management. This theoretical understanding is very clear.

　　Resources corresponding to people’s livelihood — — In the market economy, it is called non-operating resources. It focuses on social welfare and public products in various regions. This kind of management has the same name in the world, but the policy principles for this kind of resource allocation are mainly — — Social security, basic support; Fairness, fairness and effective promotion. This practical understanding is also very consistent.

　　Resources corresponding to urban construction — — In the market economy, it is called quasi-operational resources. It is mainly based on urban resources in various regions. It is mainly a public service system to ensure the normal social and economic activities of the country or region and a software and hardware infrastructure to provide public services for social production and residents’ lives. The reason why we call this kind of resources quasi-operational resources is because this part is still a "fuzzy plate" in western economics and classified as a "cross field" between government and enterprises in traditional economics — — It can be undertaken by enterprises or by the government.

　　Theory and practice tell us: 1. As for "operational resources", we should play and follow the rules of market allocation of resources, and hand them over to enterprises, society and various investors at home and abroad through market-oriented means, measures and methods as far as possible. The government should follow the principle of "planning and guiding"; Support and adjustment; Supporting policies for the principle of supervision and management; Second, for "non-operating resources", that is, in areas that enterprises cannot reach, the government should be duty-bound to undertake the allocation, management and development of such resources in a comprehensive and basic way, and support policies in accordance with the principle of "fairness and justice, basic support and effective promotion"; Three, for "quasi-operational resources", we should according to regional development, financial situation, capital flow, enterprise demand and social public acceptance and tolerance and other factors, to determine whether it is to develop and allocate according to operational resources, or to operate and manage according to public welfare undertakings.

　　 On the role of regional government

　　Dialectical unity of "dual role"

　　Nanfang Daily: What role should regional governments play in the face of three major functions and several different resources?

　　Chen Yunxian: From the perspective of economics, the three major functions are a kind of management or institutional arrangement for three kinds of economic affairs in the region by governments, or a kind of allocation or optimization of three kinds of economic resources in the region, and supporting relevant policies, so as to obtain the best economic development and social stability at the lowest cost, so that the broad masses of people can live and work in peace and contentment.

　　First of all, the regional government has the role of "quasi-enterprise" or "quasi-micro". The regional government’s planning, guidance and support for the allocation of "operational resources" and its participation and competition for the allocation of "quasi-operational resources" make it a centralized agent of social non-governmental subjects in this region, and compete with other regions through ideas, systems, organizations and technologies to maximize the economic benefits of this region. At this time, the regional government plays the role of "quasi-enterprise" and "quasi-micro".

　　Secondly, regional governments have "quasi-national" or "quasi-macro" roles. The adjustment, supervision and management of "operational resources" and the basic, fair and effective promotion of "non-operational resources" by regional governments make them the centralized agents of social governments in the region, and regulate the economy through planning, investment, consumption and price, taxation, interest rate, exchange rate and law, and promote stability through social basic security and public services. At this time, the regional government plays the role of "quasi-state" and "quasi-macro".

　　Thirdly, the "dual role" of regional government is dialectical unity. Regional government, its "dual role" has its own inherent attributes — — The first is institutional supply. Including policy supply and regulation supply, to ensure the fair, just and effective implementation of all kinds of public goods and services; The first is economic adjustment. Including economic development and urban construction, so as to guide industrial upgrading and urban transformation and promote coordinated and sustainable economic and social development. Dialectical unity of the two.

　　 On the Leading of Regional Management

　　It is essentially different from Keynesianism.

　　Nanfang Daily: What is the innovation of the theory of regional government leading ahead? How is it different from the traditional economic theory?

　　Chen Yunxian: Regional governments shoulder three major functions, allocate three types of resources and play a dual role. It is very important to lead ahead in their ideas, systems, organizations and technologies.

　　"Leading ahead" is essentially different from Keynesianism. The main characteristics of neoclassical economics are: government intervention, focusing on demand; The connection and difference between "leading ahead" and classical and neoclassical economics are: government leading (intervention)+focusing on supply = the market determines the allocation of resources, the government plays the role of guidance, regulation and supervision, and the government leading ahead acts on the whole process of economic activities.

　　"Leading ahead" has achieved five breakthroughs in viewpoints and the formation of meso-economics. By analyzing the economic activities of regional governments, repositioning the functions of regional governments, classifying the allocation of regional resources by economics, and studying the dual roles and special functions of regional governments at the micro and macro levels, it will write the modern market economy theory and create a new system of modern economics. It contains five theoretical innovations — — The theory of "leading ahead" of government, the theory of "dual role" of regional government, the theory of "dual subject" of market competition, the theory of "double strong mechanism" of mature market economy (that is, "promising government+effective market" = mature market economy), and the establishment and development of meso-economics system. The meso-economy focuses on regional government, regional resource allocation, regional competitiveness and regional sustainable development. Its operation forms meso-economics, which, together with microeconomics and macroeconomics, builds a complete system of modern economics and leads the promotion and development of economic practice and theory in all countries of the world.

　　Coordinator: Xie Meiqin