现代市场经济体制成熟的重要标志是有一个规则清晰、分工明显、纵横协调和运行有序的经济组织体系。在同一个时期，一个主权国家的国民只能有一个政府，不可以有两个以上的政府，这是没有选择的。但从纵向的时间意义上看，即在不同的时期，人们当然可以要求选择一个使国民利益最大化的政府。就象研究经济活动中的所有其它选择一样，研究政府规模的选择，是一项非常有意义的工作。作者就中国与西方的政府规模进行了比较分析，并就中国政府职能的界定原则和分工，提出了自己的看法 An important symbol of the maturity of the modern market economy system is that it has an economic organization system with clear rules, clear division of labor, coordinated operation in an all-round way, and orderly operation. In the same period, the nationals of a sovereign country can have only one government and no more than two governments. There is no choice. However, in a vertical sense of time, that is, at different times, one can, of course, demand the choice of a government that maximizes the interests of the nation. Just as with all other options for studying economic activity, it is a very meaningful task to study the choice of government size. The author makes a comparative analysis of the scale of government in China and the West and gives his own views on the definition of the government functions and division of labor in China