Abstract
Started in the Western theory of limited government, mainly on government power should be the extent to which, within the scope of how much exercise. Smith、Cairns、Nozick from a different perspective on the exercise of the powers of the Government to do the scope and extent of the definition and description. But in the 20th century to the late 1980s, the practice of governance so that the theory of limited government shortcomings and inadequacies exposed There is no doubt that called for the establishment of a capable and efficient government-effectively the Government's voice rising, the government limited the transition to effective government Has become real needs. Contemporary scholars at home and abroad for effective government has done a preliminary study, however, limited government and effective government exists between what the relationships. How can we achieve effective government is the focus of attention of scholars at home and abroad. Government to 'effective' government must be 'limited' as a precondition, and effective government is our ultimate goal. This paper will be limited government and effective government relations based on the limited powers under the prerequisite of the realization of effective ways and means. At the same time, most from China's reform context, to China's establishment of effective government has done several aspects of the study. Discussion on these issues, also provide a reference for countries to build effective government to. Key words： limited government, the government unlimited, effective government , service-oriented government, most system
