The failure of government regulation will constrain the development of the logistics market
The government's regulation of the logistics market is not always effective, and in many cases it is inefficient, such as market access regulations that cannot guarantee the realization of supply-demand balance. The government imposes restrictions on the entry of foreign logistics companies, while domestic logistics companies find it difficult to provide comprehensive logistics services in the short term. This may result in a shortage of high-quality and complete logistics services in the logistics market, and an excess of low-quality logistics services. The failure of government regulation of the logistics market generally occurs in two situations: one is the government's transitional intervention in the logistics market; The second issue is insufficient government regulation of the logistics market. Both of these situations will constrain the development of the logistics market.
2 Preconditions for Effective Government Regulation
Effective implementation of government regulation is not an easy task, and it also has many prerequisites. For example, the government has sufficient predictive ability for the development of the logistics market; The government has sufficient information to formulate regulatory measures; The measures implemented by the government to regulate are aimed at maximizing the overall social benefits, among others. However, the government's predictive ability is limited and subject to certain conditions. Obtaining complete information poses significant obstacles, and the government is also subject to interference from interests.
The role of government preferences in institutional supply cannot be underestimated
From the perspective of regulation, factors that affect the government's provision of institutional arrangements, in addition to special preferences such as "maintaining stable market operations" and preventing excessive losses and bankruptcies of logistics industry enterprises, also have a significant impact on the government's preference for "power". Various signs indicate that China's market regulation targets are evolving towards "rent-seeking", and market regulation has a clear "rent-seeking" nature. This is one of the obstacles to building a sound logistics market economy system.