Public Services Supply in China and the Subject Assessment of Citizens: A Theoretical Framework

Abstract

Sense of gain is social science concept with China characteristic, and it is an important criterion to judge the efficiency of governments. Sense of gain combined with actual income and subjective feelings, which can be divided into horizontal acquisition and vertical acquisition. From the perspective of public service, in order to lift citizens’ sense of gain, governments should meet the diversified public service needs of different social groups, and responds to the general public in time. At present, our public services have obvious insufficient investment, mismatch between supply and demand, and unbalanced development between urban and rural areas. It is necessary to reform the supply side of public services, increase investment, promote equalization, and improve the horizontal acquisition of the masses, establish a precise supply mechanism and response mechanism for public services.