Thinking About Administrative Approval System Reformation In China

Nowadays, integration of the world economy is constantly developed and China has become an official member of World Trade Organization (WTO). How to reform and improve the existing administrative approval system to adapt the requirements of new-style economic development is an arduous task for administrative organs of all levels in China. The reformation of the administrative approval system from the highly centralized plan economy to the socialism marketing economy in China needs to reform both content and running method of the system. However, how to reform the administrative approval system is not only a systematic project but also a magnificent article.Presently, many countries in the world have made frequent reformation on the administrative approval system, by which the quality and efficiency of public management and service have been enhanced. The reformation of China's administrative approval system cannot be simply understood the increase or decrease of the administrative approval procedures. That doesn't mean the administrative approval system shall be cancelled. This system is still a means of administrative management implemented by the Government. In other words, the key point of the administrative approval system is to make clear which items shall be approved and which are not. Essentially, it is to break through the astrict of conventional administrative management system and meet the requirements for the development of socialism economy. Based on this reform philosophy mentioned above, and theory analysis of the administrative approval system, the emphasis of this paper is to study main problems of the current administrative approval system. Moreover, some suggestions have been made for the reformation philosophy, target, principle and measures.This paper consists of four parts. The first part is to expatiate concepts of theadministrative approval system and organs. Based on different learning standpoints of "administration", it is stressed that there are administrations of general and narrow sense. General expatiation of the administrative approval system is adopted in the paper. Meanwhile, explanation of the administrative approval system concept is made in the paper. It is indicated that the administrative approval system is a concrete action for permitting a relativist to award some right and qualification of an activity in issuing special license and certificate in accordance with a relativist's application. Four characteristics of the administrative approval system have also been studied in the paper. The definition of the administrative approval system is stated, especially the system foundation of the current administrative approval system establishment in China. The second part is to study the significance of reforming the existing administrative approval system. This paper indicates that the reform of the existing administrative approval system is not only favorable to improve transformation of the economic system in China to meet development requirements of socialism market economy, but also favorable to promote the system be completely consistent with international economy. The third part is to study the existing problems of China's current administrative approval system. It indicates that the current administrative approval system has lost its dependence with transformation of the economic system. Many regulations of the current administrative approval system are inconsistent with those of international economy. The scope and standard of the administrative approval are devoid of scientific definition. And approval activity is not normative, especially the disordered administrative approval procedures, backroom operation, less publicity and equity and incomplete supervision mechanism. By this study, it demonstrates the reformation direction of the administrative approval system. The fourth part is to put forward reform measures in accordance with the problems existing in the current administrative approval system. It is indicated that this reformation is to summarize historical...