The Study Of Township Governments' Function In Rural Public Supply System

From the year 2004, government No.1 document focus on the three rural problems for consecutive 6 times. From which, we can see that the three rural problems issue China's entire modernization and construction besides the importance of building a harmonious society. On the other hand, this means that there are still lots of problems to be resolved in the vast rural areas. As the urban-rural dual system, for public service there is a big gap between the rural and the city. There are still many problems exist in function positioned and policy implementation of the township governments who is the most familiar with current situation of rural and have close relationship with farmers. This article goes from the importance and inadequate supply of rural public services, contradictions of the importance and lower level of the township government in rural public services, to improve the rural public services through adopting a rational positioning of the township government functions.This article is divided into five parts. First part mainly introduces the significance of topic, the research at home and abroad and some related definition of concept, etc. The second is to introduce the importance and the status of rural public services.After the analysis, we can see that there is a big gap between the supply status of public services and its importance. The third part focuses on township government, including the functions of township government on theoretical sense, the supply and the problems of rural public services. From which we can see that the township government is in the disadvantaged position in the supply of public services. The fourth compartment analysis the reason that causes the contradictory between the two parts. The last parts is to forward some suggestions.