Search

The urban development is not only reflected in scale expansion, but also in quality improvement. This paper, taking Ningbo as a sample, structures an indicator system based on ANP to evaluate the quality of Ningbo development. The system covers a set of quality measurements involving economy, society, ecology, urban and rural areas, and government service. The research reveals the obvious spatial differentiation taking place in urban quality development, with higher—level quality of downtown areas versus lower—level quality of non—central areas. Also, the factors affecting the development of urban quality are unbalanced and in disparity, with respective weakness appearing.

At present, the public service supply is facing such problems as government failure, market failure and social failure. A supply mode featuring pluralization, collaboration and synergy has yet to be established. Guided by synergy theory, the paper aims to construct a public-service collaborative supply mode which is scientifically standardized, highly efficient and sustainable, defines roles and functions between government, market and social organizations, and proposes a set of mechanisms involving participation, decision-making, coordination, incentive and evaluation, to ensure the effective operation of the mode. The paper is intended to offer some helpful reference for local governments to promote public service reform and build a service-oriented government