| Since the 18 th National Congress of the Communist Party of China（CPC）,following the concept of combining an efficient market with a competent government,the state has continuously deepened the reform of the administrative system,vigorously promoted the reform of streamlining administration and delegating power,as well as the reform of “delegation,regulation and service”,and promoted the transformation of government functions,with the aim of modernizing China’s governance system and capacity.Community-level governance is the cornerstone of China’s governance,and coordinated efforts to promote governance in towns,townships and subdistricts as well as in urban and rural communities are fundamental to modernizing China’s governance system and capacity.The central Government’s“14th Five-Year Plan” clearly proposes to speed up the urbanization construction with county towns as an important carrier,strengthen the comprehensive service capacity of county towns,and build townships into regional centers serving farmers.Research on the governance capacity of economically developed town governments under the background of strong town expansion is of great significance for constructing simple and efficient grassroots management system,improving the governance efficiency of grassroots governments,and promoting the development strategy of new-type urbanization.This study integrates the theories of holistic governance,service-oriented government,and the system model of policy implementation,which adopts the methods of case analysis and empirical research of study the governance capacity under the expansion of power in strong towns,examine the reform initiatives of the expansion of power in strong towns and the current situation of grassroots governance,analyze the changes and problems of grassroots governance under the expansion of power in strong towns,and investigate the reasons behind the problems.Based on this,we propose countermeasures to promote the improvement of the government’s governance capacity.Through the study,it is found that the problems of grassroots governance in the context of township expansion include: insufficient precise empowerment leading to deviations in power allocation;insufficient departmental coordination weakening governmental governance capacity;inadequate technology platform restricting the efficiency of governmental services;lagging personnel professionalization detracting governmental governance authority;and insufficient rule of law guarantee affecting governmental governance effectiveness.In view of the main problems,this study puts forward the countermeasures to improve the governance capacity of grassroots government under the strong town expansion power: first,define the power and responsibility at different levels to achieve accurate empowerment;Second,strengthen departmental coordination to build "seamless government";Third,break down information barriers to improve the efficiency of government services;Fourth,cultivate professional talents who meet the needs of authority;Fifth,build network governance to promote the coordination between government and society;Sixth,strengthen top-level design and consolidate legal support.At present,China is in a critical period of accelerating the development of urbanization,as well as the "window period" to promote the modernization of national governance system and governance capacity.Therefore,the research on this topic has certain new ideas and practical significance.It is hoped that the conclusions of relevant research will contribute to deepening the reform of "delegation,regulation and service",promoting the modernization of township governance system and capacity and boosting the new urbanization strategy. |
