Operation Logic And Limits Of Local Government Social Management Innovation

As one of the important function of local government public administration, social management has immeasurable influence and significance in the coordinated development of local economic and society. With the profound change at all areas and all levels of our society, we are urgently in need of social management innovation to solve social problems, resolve social conflict, achieve harmonious development of society.Based on the specific practice of local government social management innovation, the article chooses A county’s "homestead for pension" innovation scheme in Zhejiang Province as a object of study, trying to answer the following doubts:First, how does local government innovate upon the operation mechanism of social management, what are the reason, power and target. Second, whether does local government social management innovation exist a certain limit or not; if it exists, what aspects do these limits reflect. Third, how to improve the social management innovation mechanism of local government in light of innovation limits.In the current realistic background, social management innovation can be described as imperative. It is the inherent requirement of constructing the Service-oriented Government, is the important support for achieving social harmony, is the key link to promote social equity and justice, and is the basic condition of enhancing the political legitimacy. Through investigating the specific practice progress about the origin, the operation situation, main effect and innovation performance and so on, the article reveals the basic operation logic of local government social management innovation, it explains:the government dilemma is inherent reason to promote social management innovation, government leading is the direct driving force of social management innovation, the shortage of institutional arrangement and supply is the realistic thrust, promoting civil well-being is the objective of social management innovation.Based on the further investigation of exploratory practice about A county’s "homestead for pension" scheme and the analysis of the operation logic, the article also reveals:innovation can not be unconventional, But can not be arbitrary. Any type of innovation exists limits, the limits are posed by certain constrains. First, pay attention to the unity of innovation public and legitimacy, it ensures that innovation conforms to law, public opinion and the procedure; Second, pay attention to the unity of innovation effectiveness and sustainability; Third, pay attention to the balance of performance-oriented and demand-oriented. At the same time, based on a series of constraints and management purposes, the article proposes to build demand-oriented social management innovation mechanism by reshaping the "people foremost" social management conception, creating citizen participation mechanisms of innovative, building coordination mechanism of innovative, constructing the performance evaluation mechanism of innovative, and improving supervision mechanism of innovative.Social management innovation is a complex and systematic project, it needs all of governments brave and continued practice exploration and summary. A county’s innovation experience leaves room for further thought and discussion. It is worth emphasizing specially that, when various circles of society focus on social management innovation and the positive effects of social management innovation, they should pay attention to that innovation has never been arbitrary. Any innovation contains potential and unpredictable risk. Therefore, when local government promotes social management innovation, they should focus on rural reality, not only emphasize to explore actively, but also stress that it adjusts measures to local conditions, not only comply with national law and policy, but also conform to together village conditions and public opinion, so as to avoid "be innovated" and "innovate excessively". reasonable, legal and in accordance with village conditions and public opinion, then promoting innovation gradually and orderly.