The Journal of Modern Research on Administrative Law

The Journal of Modern Research on Administrative Law

Redefining the Efficiency of the Legal State with an Emphasis on Reducing Economic Interventions in Light of Public Law

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 PhD Candidate in Public Law, Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz Branch, Iran
2 Associate Prof, Department of Public and International Law, Faculty of Law and Political Science, ‎University of Shiraz, Shiraz, Iran‎
3 Assistant Prof. of Public Law, Faculty of Law and Humanities, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad ‎University of Shiraz, Shiraz, Iran
10.22034/mral.2026.2068984.1751
Abstract
Government efficiency, in public law, refers to its competence in advancing objectives within a clear, limited, and proportionate framework of sovereign duties. A legal state, grounded in the rule of law and the protection of individual rights, is efficient when it avoids extensive economic interventions and focuses on its fundamental roles. Accordingly, efficiency is associated with two key variables: first, the quantitative reduction of government size in the form of a minimal state model; and second, the enhancement of governance quality through achieving indicators such as transparency, accountability, and participation, within the framework of good governance. Both variables are directly linked to reducing government economic interventions and thereby provide the conditions for establishing stable legal order and increasing institutional effectiveness. From this perspective, government efficiency is achieved by redefining the role of the state through reducing economic interventions within public law and influencing the capacity of complementary institutions such as the free market and civil society. This study, using a descriptive-analytical method and documentary approach, examines the relationship between reducing economic interventions and enhancing government efficiency based on the two variables of minimal state and good governance, and analyzes their role in strengthening legal order, institutional legitimacy, and balanced governance.
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Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 24 February 2026

  • Receive Date 15 August 2025
  • Revise Date 30 December 2025
  • Accept Date 24 February 2026