Contemporary Chinese County-level Government System And Operation Mechanism - Chief Yingshan Hubei Province, For Example,

Ever since 1999, govennents at all levels in China have been involved in the transfor- mation of function and the simplification of administrative structure. Therefore, how to con- duct the reform of county government the most important one at the level of local gov- ernment, and how to make it compatible with the establishment and development of the so- cialist market ?oriented economic structure, compatible with the general trend of the inter- national administrative reform, and compatible with the requirements of the entry into the WIN), have posed an important subject in front of us. Using Marxism - Leninism. Mao Ze- dong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory and Jiang Zeming?s significant thought of three repre- sentatives as the guidance, viewing from combining theory with practice, and taking Yingshan County of Hubei Province as a living example, the essay has put much emphasis on the re- search and exploration of the characteristics and the present situation of the system and its running mechanism of county governments in China. Moreover, it also contributes a lot to the study of how to consummate the administration of county governmnet. The main body of the essay can be divided into four parts: Part one is the summarization of the evolution and main characteristics of the adminis- trative units at the county level in different historical periods. Viewing from the angle of state administration, this part analyzes the different functions of county governments in different periods, and by making comparison,it also illustrates the characteristics which can distin- guish governments at the county level from those at other levels. Part two starts with the organization. function and administration of the county govern- ment system. It makes an analysis on the changes of its organization setup, on the evolution of its functions and on its administration,from which it finds out the relationships among the three. Furthermore, it takes Yimgshan County as an example, to prove how important it is to properly deal with the relationships. Part three makes a detailed discussion on the process of policy decision , execution and supervision in the running mechanism of county government. It again takes Yingshan County as a living example and reveals the administrative process of the government at the county level in China today. Part four points out some requirements on the reform of county governmnet in the light of the on ?going reform of economic structure and political structure. Starting with the ne- cessity of the reform of county governmnet, in analyzes the main problems now existing in the .3. CENTRAL CHINA NORMAL UNIYERSH1 DEGREE ThESIS present county governments and proposes measures and steps to establish and administrative system of county government which is well coordinated, incorruptible , efficient and conform- able to the standard. In swnmary , the essay comes to a conclusion as following: I In present China, to establish a county administragive system and mechanism, which is well coordinated, incorruptible , efficient arid conformable to the standard, is a strategic act concerning the overall situation of the socialist modernization, is a practice compatible with the objective requirements of the socialist market ?oriented economic structure. Therefore, the pace must be quickened to reform and establish the system conscientious...