从现代化理论的角度来看 ,西部大开发实质上是中国社会尤其是西部地区在已有的基础上走向现代化、完成社会转型的过程 ,而不单纯是一种经济行为。因此 ,西部开发应当走和谐共生的发展道路 ,实现人与自然、人与社会、东部与西部的协调、全面发展。在这一过程中 ,一个关键的问题是处理好政府与现代化内在规律的关系。 From a modernization theory point of view, the large-scale development of the western region is essentially a process in which the Chinese society, especially the western region, is going to modernization and accomplishing social transformation on the basis of the existing foundation, not just an economic act. Therefore, the development of the western region should follow the path of development of harmonious coexistence so as to achieve the coordinated and all-round development of mankind and nature, man and society, and the east and west. In this process, a key issue is to properly handle the relationship between the government and the inherent laws of modernization.