西部大开发是我国党中央在社会主义市场经济体制初具规模、经济发展呈现出越来越强的全球化趋势和知识经济时代大背景下提出来的重大战略决策。在社会主义市场经济条件下进行的西部大开发,是离不开地方政府经济职能的有效发挥的。西部地方政府作为西部开发的地方调控者,是顺利完成这一任务的重要保障。 The great development of the western region is a major strategic decision put forward by the party Central Committee under the background of the era of knowledge economy, as the party Central Committee takes shape in the socialist market economic system, its economic development shows ever-increasing trends of globalization and the era of knowledge-based economy. The development of the western region under the socialist market economy can not be achieved without the effective functioning of the economic functions of local governments. As a local regulator of the development of the western region, the western local government is an important guarantee for the smooth fulfillment of this task.