Overcoming the Pitfalls of Information Asymmetry:The Information Dimension of the Modernization of State Governance
Information has the characteristics of dispersion,diversity and variability,and is also unevenly distributed.The theory of information asymmetry reveals differentiated information situations from the perspective of subject relations,serving as a tool for analyzing social actions and their strategies.Not only is information asymmetry widespread in economic activities,but also it pervades the sphere of state governance,specifically including external and internal information asymmetry of the state governance system.The state is also often the disadvantaged party in information asymmetry,plagued by problems like information shortage or deviation.Through centralized information census and decentralized grassroots surveys,the state collects information for the purpose of systematically obtaining knowledge about social facts,so as to eliminate information asymmetry between the state and society.The fact of information asymmetry shapes distorting effects like anxiety over information shortage,impulse to search for information,imagination of perfect information,and instinct for information confidentiality,constituting the basic tone of state informatization activities.Advancing the modernization of state governance requires a critical examination of the issue of information asymmetry and its impacts.It is essential to reconstruct and optimize information mechanisms for state governance,with a focused effort on overcoming the pitfalls of information asymmetry.Ultimately,this endeavor aims to enhance the accuracy,adaptability,and effectiveness of state governance.
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