Social contracts created by constitutional and administrative laws define the powers and responsibilities of the state and its constituent bodies vis-à-vis individuals and the private sector. They include the authority to impose taxes and restraints on individuals and private entities through criminal, administrative, and civil law, as well as the state’s obligation to provide public goods and services.
社会合约 通过宪法与行政法规，界定了国家及其相关部门相对于个人与私营部门的权力与义务，包括政府的征税权；国家通过刑法、行政法以及民法对个人与私营部门施加的约束，及国家为公民提供公共物品和服务的义务。中国通过一系列重大的制度创新，加强了其传统的中央集权体制创造经济增长及中等收入繁荣的能力。但是中国仍然保留了源于两千年前的五级行政管理政府架构，从上至下依次是中央、省、市、镇和村。