Inter-governmental Relations And Urban Governance Research

Urbanization is the major engine for the rapid development of China in the next two decades. The level of urban governance determines the level of urbanization and urban prosperity and development, which has a direct impact on the position of Chinese cities in the global urban system in the future. In China, the long-established government-led governance structure, determines the basic conditions for the development of urban governance, and that primary task is the inter-government transfer and configuration of power. Thus, urban governance research should not be blindly emphasized "no government, multi-center governance", but should be based on national conditions, and emphasizes on inter-governmental relations and the study of mechanism of the inner interaction of urban governance.This dissertation employs the analytical framework of governance theory, focusing on intergovernmental relations, to explore the new ideas and new ways of the relations from the theoretical perspective. This study is an in-depth exposition of the relationship between the inter-governmental interaction and the urban governance, and their internal mechanism, to reveal the basic paradigm of inter-governmental relationship. It is the analysis of the evolution of intergovernmental relations and the current problems and causes of examined problems, the exploration of the government relations practice, and the summary of the basic rules and experience of the city government around the world. Finally, it gives the proposal to improve inter-government relations and innovation and China's urban system, and China's urban governance development direction was predicted.This study indicates that on the one hand, the adjustment of government relations and improvement are the core and key to the government's own transformation. The transformation of governance determines the way of urban governance, depth and effectiveness. China's urban governance must first resolve the question of the rational allocation of powers between all levels of government. On the other hand, the concept of urban governance in China provides new ideas and path for China to adjust the traditional model of intergovernmental relations, the innovation of urban system. Therefore, optimizing inter-government relations, promoting urban development, city governments'administrative reform and re-engineering, the scientific division of responsibility and functions of city government at all levels, rational distribution of authority between the government and innovative urban macro-management system are necessary, so that the responsibility and rights of city governments becomes an organic unity. Thus government's self-transformation can promote self-government of the city, and stimulate the vitality and creativity of diverse subjects, and ultimately realize the city's good governance.