| The main purpose of the study is to analyze community construction by the theory of public choice, to change the traditional angle on city community, and to provide a new method to improve city community. The theory of public choice was used as analysis framework and the rationality of the community constructions main body was used as the starting point. The main body of community construction was studied on the basis of traditional community research method. The study observed the behavior selection of the main body of community construction, attempted to find out causes and essence of the current city community construction, and put forward some suggestions on enhancing and improving city community construction. The paper overviewed theories on community construction at first. The connotation of "city community construction" was given on the base of integration of many definitions of the word "community" . Reviewing the development from community service to community construction in Chinese cities, adopting the theory of community target, this paper located the targets and content of community construction in Chinese cities. There after, according to the character of public goods and quasi-public goods held by community construction, the paper introduced the theory of public choice, and analyzed the adaptability of its sub-theories of public goods, the exterior and economic man. Starting from the rational of community construction' s main body, such as those of the community inhabitants, government, and the main body of market, the paper analyzed and explained problems in the community construction. When using theory of public choice to solve the problem in public good providing, the paper adopted two different methods. One is the principle of marketing: using the incentive of market to balance benefit and cost in personal decision making, and to get rid of the behavior of "free ride" . The second is to reach agreement by collective selection, and to restrict self-interesting by...
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