The Normal Purpose of the Government:Pursuit and Realization of Public Interest

The government departments or government officials may not be the selfless altruism in reality, but in the normative sense, the government should pursue the public interest.Pursuit and realization of public interest, safeguard the citizen's fundamental rights,these are the most important reasons for the government legitimate existence.Government should pursue the public interest, such a principle would actually set the government's behavior border.The power of the government should be limited and can only be strictly limited in the areas related public affairs.The government's basic task is to strive to meet the public needs, to provide quality public goods and public services, so as to achieve public interest.