The issue of government function and cost has always been controversial, but the research in this field seems to be in a state where the views and positions are far from consistent  An important reason is the limitation of research perspectives and methods  Generally speaking, this kind of research has two ideas
One is to abide by the presupposition of neoclassical economic theory, think that the market can effectively solve the problems in economic and social development and hold the small government viewpoint; The author believes that in order to solve this dilemma, we must have a new theoretical vision and new research methods, and the new classical economic theory is one of them
Theoretical framework and research methods of emerging classical economy