Abstract : National representatives of the government and the exercise of public authority, social and public needs diversity，decided the government in the management of public utilities in the dominant position. And public goods and services outside、the existence of market failures and social affairs in the legal trend of standardization，also decided that the government's management of public utilities subject. The management of public utilities in the central role of the main problems : a public utility products and services control、public utilities to develop the necessary resources to support the major、management of public utilities and the other main operating system can regulate the role. However，because of the existing management system，there are still some problems to be solved，just as the supply of public goods inefficiency、regardless of the conduct of public affairs inefficiency、the level of socialization is not high、 the legal system is not sound and so on. Therefore， in order to give full play to the core role of public utilities to achieve the effective management，the government should introduce market mechanisms in the area of public services to improve the management of public utilities market and socialization.According to accelerate the legal system of the social and public management 、establish and perfect the system of legal undertakings，we can actually realize the separation between government and institutions.
Key words : public utilities management, the government, status, role
