The Reasearch On New China Administrative Devision Changes

The analysis on the influence factors of the changes in the new China administrative division consists in learning about the dynamics of changes and the path features in administrative of regions under Chinese political systemBy summarizing the studies on current reforms of Chinese administrative divisions, we found that as lack of necessary supporting in theory some scholars studied in different point of view, these led to a lot of inconsistencies and even conflict conclusions in analyzing the motivations and paths of new China administrative division. But the reforms are in the process of searching for theoretical support while it is going. The consistency of theory may lead to the practice being at a loss. The paper tries to build a theoretical framework of the administrative division changes on the basis of the principles of system economics.The principle of system economics tells us that the system changes are innovations of system framework. In general, the system changes are "bottom-up" system changes which initiated by an individual or a group of people who are lured by the profits of the new systems. It is also known as an induced system evolution. But the "top-down" system changes are initiated by government in the way of government orders and legal form. It is also known as a mandatory system evolution. The paper builds a new theoretical framework of new China administrative division in accordance with the thinking of system economics. And try to analysis the intrinsic and external motivation of the changes of the new China administrative division.The external motivation is a "bottom-up" push power of system economics. And the request of government's inherent efficiency is realized by mandatory system changes.The main works of the paper are as follows:1. The chapter â…¡ of the paper set up function about administrative division and analysis the functions and characters of different hierarchy. Analysis shows that the administrative division set up diversity goals. Thus the behavior of corresponding administration organization is more difficult to supervise and encourage than that of enterprises. The weight changing of a certain goal will causes the behavior changing of all levels. But only the cost of the administrative division structure is one of the aspects that can directly measure the efficiency of administration. In this chapter we analyze the theoretical model of cost minimization of the administrative division structure, and come to the conclusion:Whether the oblate or the integrated structure of the administrative division is the result of balance of the monitoring costs and coordination costs. 2. The Chapter III of the paper analyzes the internal and external factors which impact the changes of the administrative division of new China. By using the data of major Chinese provinces and autonomous regions of1997,1999,2000,2001,2003and2005, we empirically analyzed the motivation source of Chinese administrative division changes, and come to the conclusion that the external factors have a positive impact.3. The chapter IV of the paper analyzes the relations of administrative division and economic performance. The administrative division decides the distribution relationship of the rights and interests, and also decides the borders of rights the using of resources including the possession and the use of various resources in specific region, thus it must decides the corresponding economic performance. The paper assumes that the structure of administrative division corresponds with the scale of resources occupying, and selects the data of administrative division and economic performance, empirically analyzes the relations of administration division and economic performance in2004-2005panel data method. The conclusion shows that current administrative division of China created no positive impact on the region's economic growth. The further analysis shows it is an inverted U-relationship between the scale of fiscal expenditures of regional central cities and its economic growth. It indicates that the supports of executive power (fiscal expenditures) bring economic growth of the regional central cities just in certain period (preliminary stage), and it also indicates that the effects of developing the regional central cities are limited in the course of urbanization.4. The chapter VI of the paper reflect the reform practices of Chinese administrative division. Taking advantage of our analytical framework we found that the result of adjustment of administrative division will not always follow the principle of efficiency but the result of the game among multi-subjects and cost weighing, because of the existence of diversity goals of the reform and the running costs. The reforms of administrative division especially the actualizing of province-govern-county can not be realized in all regions successfully and efficiently. Only when the beneficiaries of the reform are more influential can promote the administrative division towards efficiency. Study shows that the developed regions especially the regions with developed county economy will take the lead in the implementation of flatten administrative division. Paper also does a theoretical analysis to indicators about additional provinces and selecting municipalities, and puts a set of quantitative indicators for innovation the implementation of flatten administrative...