“亚当·斯密认为,政府对市场经济的作用就相当于一个‘社会经济生活的守夜人’,不应该也没有必要对市场进行人为限制”。但在社会主义市场经济条件下,“守夜人”被赋予了新的内涵,即政府的主要职能是经济调节、市场监管和公共服务,为社会提供公共产品,制定各种法律法规,并维持经济运行的良好秩序。 Adam Smith believes that the government’s role in a market economy is equivalent to a “night watchman in social and economic life,” and there is no need to impose artificial restrictions on the market. “ However, under the conditions of a socialist market economy, the ”night watchman" has been given a new connotation. That is, the main functions of the government are economic regulation, market supervision and public service, provision of public goods for the community, establishment of various laws and regulations, and Maintain a good order of economic operation.