Toward Chinese Central and Local Government Relationships

Abstract

The Chinese central and local government relationships have been dynamically evolving since the foundation of P.R.China.The characteristics of central and local government relationships can be sum- marized as centralization-decentralization circular in the past planned economy period.By reforming fiscal sys- tem and government institutions,central-local relationships changed significantly,and China economic and po- litical systems have made prominent progress since reform and opening-up policy.Nevertheless,there are man- y problems in this topic,such as the degree of centralization and decentralization,whether central and local governments should have financial resources proportionate to their duties and responsibilities,and the strength of central and local governments.Thus,we should take measures in economic and political systems to improve the central-local relationships including transforming government function,setting up public finance and opti- mizing administrative structure.