Abstract: The basic public service system is an important part of China's livelihood protection system; how to give full play to its institutional advantages and achieve equalization of basic public services with high quality has become an important topic for the development， the livelihood protection and the response to people's yearning for a better life in the new era. China's basic public service system has undergone the development process of exploration， reform， and formation， and has achieved a transformation from “having” to “becoming excellent”， from “living” to “life”， and from “supplying public goods” to “satisfying the people's needs”， which is manifested in the effectiveness of governance in achieving equalization in terms of quality and the significant advantage of putting the people at the center. At present， the transformation of the institutional advantages of the basic public service system into the effectiveness of governance is still hampered by factors such as system design， system implementation， and resource elements. It is thus necessary to build an institutionalized， standardized， intelligent， synergistic， and process-oriented rational governance efficacy path that focuses on the sense of fulfillment and satisfaction of the masses.

Key words: basic public services; development history; institutional advantages; governance efficacy