Theory of Public Choice and Marketization of Public Service——Theoretical Background of Western Administrative Reform

Marketization of public service was a central issue of the national administrative reform undertaken by western developed countries in 1980s in which the most remarkable reform achievements were made. The article deals with analysis on governmental failures owing to "low efficiency of public supply" in terms of the theory of public choice, and evaluates the reforms carried out by every country in her practice of "marketization of pubblic service".