Abstract

With the development of the world economy and the unsustainable use of resources, the environment is becoming devastating and has serious problems. In order to strengthen environmental management, it’s time to develop the low-carbon economy. Government as the main body, it should transform its functions actively to promote the development of the low-carbon economy in the whole society. This article selects a new perspective that is through two dimensions “the implementation efficiency of government function” and “the extent of low-carbon marketization”, and accordingly constructs four modes of the transformation of government function from the perspective of low carbon economy , that is “accomplish nothing” type, “stick in the mud” type, “paper tiger” type and “much to offer” type. Furthermore, the article discusses the transformation paths between these models and makes it system integration (M-P-I paradigm). To achieve the best transformation of government functions from low-carbon perspective, finally, this paper provides related advices and strategies for governments department.

Highlights

  • In recent years, with the rapid development of Chinese economics and the acceleration of social transformation, resource dependence and environment pollution are becoming more and more serious

  • This article selects a new perspective that is through two dimensions “the implementation efficiency of government function” and “the extent of low-carbon marketization”, and constructs four modes of the transformation of government function from the perspective of low carbon economy, that is “accomplish nothing” type, “stick in the mud” type, “paper tiger” type and “much to offer” type

  • This article is based on the low-carbon economy perspective, adopting a new perspective, namely through mode construction, path transformation systems integration (M-P-I paradigm), to research the measures promoting the transformation of government functions

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Summary

Introduction

With the rapid development of Chinese economics and the acceleration of social transformation, resource dependence and environment pollution are becoming more and more serious. On the one hand, if the government could cultivate consciousness on the low-carbon economy from the strategic height, it could advance the function efficiency and self-execution, guide the consumption propensity and lead the development of low-carbon economy with its efficient and saving behaviors This series of transformation can promote the ability of government for public service, and technical innovation. The process that stimulates the government function more effectively is beneficial for government to deal with the relationship among itself, the market and the society while developing economy so that the further optimization of functions would provide regulation and policy safeguard effectively for low-carbon development, give it a boost and improve the international competitiveness of China’s low-carbon economy It can accelerate the transformation of government functions in turns.

Political Functions
Economic Functions
Cultural Functions
Social Functions
Accomplish Nothing Mode Transforms to Stick in the Mud Mode
Accomplish Nothing Mode Transforms to Paper Tiger Mode
Stick in the Mud Mode Transforms to Much to Offer Mode
Paper Tiger Mode Transforms to Much to Offer Mode
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Conclusion

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