实施西部大开发 ,是党和国家在世纪之交全面审视国际国内形势以后作出的重大战略决策 ,政府在这一战略中起着举足轻重的作用。在充分肯定西部大开发是以市场机制为基础的前提下 ,论文认为 ,政府在西部大开发中的作用 ,主要体现在提供基础设施、加强生态环境保护以及发展科技和教育等三个方面 To implement the grand western development is a major strategic decision made by the party and the country after a comprehensive review of the international and domestic situations at the turn of the century. The government plays a decisive role in this strategy. On the premise of fully affirming that the development of the western region is based on the market mechanism, the paper holds that the government’s role in the development of the western region is mainly reflected in three aspects: providing infrastructure, strengthening ecological and environmental protection and developing science and technology and education