Along with the ongoing reform of various systems in China, a more fair, ordered and harmonious society is expected to emerge. In this course of change, the question that what roles the government is going to play has drawn wide attention but academically it goes unexplored. Hence the dissertation is.According to Marxism, a state is not a concomitant of the society but preconditioned by the existence of classes and class opposition. Engels posits,"A state is…a seeming force over the society, which is supposed to contribute to conflict mitigation and keep conflicts under'order'". To keep conflicts under order is to protect the relations of production of the ruling class, or, to protect the ultimate interests of them. This protection reflects the essence of a state. And the government conduct is responsible to this essence; the state essence decides the functioning of its government conduct and the state's political and social functions decide how the government conducts.Government conduct is a general term to describe the government entities'organizing and administrative activities towards the society under the law. By and large the government conduct represents the direction of the public power movement, responsible for order maintenance and development of the society. Meanwhile, concretely, it is felt and judged by the public in terms of the performance of the government staffs at all levels. Their performance represents the government's authorities, image, governing capacity and effect.A government may fail to reach its intended effects in its conduct, which is termed as the government conduct abatement. Government conduct is the state power entities'administration of the public affairs in accordance with... |