Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China(CPC),the modernization of China’s system and capacity for governance has been more and more widely mentioned and has become an important part of realizing the two centenary goals.Township governments are the most basic parts of China’s administrative division,which play the most important parts of grassroots governance,and their governance capacity is directly related to the modernization of China’s system and capacity for governance.Consequently it is of great practical significance to strengthen the research on the capacity for governance of township governments.This paper focuses on the research on improving the governance capacity of grassroots governments in poverty eradicationreas.through documentary analysis and survey method by taking Maojing Town,Huan County of Qingyang in Gansu Province as a case in point.It consists of six parts.The first part is the introduction which mainly describes the research background and significance,research status at home and abroad,research ideas and methods,research focuses,difficulties and potential innovation points.The second part is the core concept and theoretical basis which includes the five abilities of the capacity for governance of the grassroots government,which explains the significance of improving the capacity for governance of the grassroots government.The third part is the current situation of the capacity for governance of the grassroots government.Based on the study of the sample town,the paper analyzes the development constraints and comparative advantages as well as the main shortcomings of the the five abilities of the capacity for governance.The fourth part is the predicament analysis of the improvement of the capacity for governance of the grassroots government.It classifies and analyzes the main factors restricting the improvement of the five abilities.The fifth part is the countermeasures and suggestions to improve the capacity for governance of grassroots government,which puts forward targeted solutions and basic approaches from five aspects respectively.The sixth part is the reference.Based on the analysis of Maojing Town,Huan County,this paper holds that the capacity for governance of township governments mainly includes five dimensions,namely,economic development capacity,resource allocation capacity,social governance capacity,public service capacity and public policy implementation capacity.Starting from these five dimensions,this paper analyzes and studies the current situation and existing problems,which mainly includes the low level of economic development capacity,weak effectiveness of resource allocation,lagging social management,weak capacity of public service supply and inadequate implementation of public policies.The main factors that lead to these problems are the late cultivation of market entities and industries to enrich the people,the inadequate play of the functions of grass-roots governments,the single governance subject,weak financial resources and low operating efficiency.In view of these problems,this paper puts forward the countermeasures and suggestions as to promote industrial upgrading,optimize government functions,strengthen the standardized management of village-level affairs,meet the material and cultural needs of the masses and promote the modernization of governance means. |