Logic and Trends behind Chinese Government Reform

LI Wenzhao and MAO Shoulong

School of Public Administration, Renmin University of China

Abstract:

From the perspective of public administration, China’s government reform coincides with China’s 30 years of reform and opening-up. Therefore, government reform, in particular central government reform, provides us another perspective to look at the past 30 years of reform and opening-up. Although China’s central government has gone through six rounds of reform over the past three decades, government reforms still face major challenges. Approached from the relationship between the transformation of the social order and government reform, this paper tries to understand the basic logic behind China’s government reform. By reviewing the history of institutional reform and analyzing current restrictions

that confront China’s government reform, this paper points out the trends of China’s government reform. In this paper, the authors try to study the micro and macro motivations of China’s governmental reform by using public choice theory, and briefly comment on the “super ministry system.”

Key Words:

Chinese central government, institutional reform, public choice theory, development trend

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