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更好的政府

Dec 16, 2013 Peter Mandelson

伦敦——世界经济论坛全球议程理事会网络最近发布的调查给全球政府挑战响应力的打分低于媒体和企业。一方面这种情况可以理解，因为政府需要解决的挑战太多，而且其中很多找不到长期的解决办法。但另一方面将政府与媒体企业相提并论从本质上是一种误导：任何部门承担的责任义务和肩负的期待都比不上政府。

企业自主决策在哪里投资和发展。媒体则投身于快速变化的新闻之中。这两点政府都做不到。它在亏损或厌倦时不能简单地打包走掉。政府必须留在原地——而且常常要收拾别人留下的烂摊子。如果运气够好，它甚至可以做些改善工作。

政府的问题往往是因为调和矛盾的个体、家庭和国家需求而导致效率下降。对政府的信任也因此一落千丈。

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Mr Econotarian Dec 23, 2013

The fact remains that countries with higher levels of economic freedom have better economies than those that don't. We don't need government to solve as many of our day-to-day problems. Concentrate on the real big issues that there is no other alternative to government (such as macroeconomic stability). Get rid of the labor and business regulation, and let people legally invest and work. Get rid of state-owned enterprises, and open your markets up to foreign competition and investment to kick them into efficiency.

India half-eliminated the "permit raj", and saw substantial growth. If it expects to keep growing economically, it will need to eradicate the rest. This means adopting a culture of economic freedom, because it is a democracy.
- Ash Bal Dec 23, 2013
  
  Corruption is problem - not government.
  Law is not a problem - senseless rules are. Should a country be lawless to make people feel safer?
  
  Corporations are not a solution. They provide jobs but answers to the rich ONLY, the shareholders. Their main existence is to make money, not to benefit mankind.
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Keshav Prasad Bhattarai Dec 18, 2013

Yes in case of my country too, government, political parties and even civil society organizations rather than being solutions to peoples' problems- themselves are standing as hardest problems and increasing peoples' woes.
- Ash Bal Dec 23, 2013
  
  Root of your government is it due to uneducated people holding government positions or corruption or what?
  
  Will Corporations look after middle or low income families. In globalized economies, what kind of immigration policies will Corporations adopt? Without immigration policies, why wouldn't I get Mexicans and pay peanuts, whom got no voting rights. Why employ Americans?
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