Impact of Fiscal Decentralization on Central-Local Relations in ChinaWolla Park

This paper intends to examine the impact of Chinese economic reform on central-local relations in order to gain a better understanding of the centrifugal forces swirling in the Chinese political economy. Given that the fiscal decentralization is one of the defining characteristics of the post-Mao reforms, the paper focuses on reconstructing the patterns of fiscal relations between the center and the provinces over the last 20 years. The discussion consists of three main parts. First, an overall sketch of Chinese reform which may be summarized by the phrase "fengquan rangli," that is, to devolve central control over resources and decision-making power to local governments on the one hand and enterprises on the other, is presented. And it suggests that this decentralization reform has transformed the formerly coercive central-local relations into the negotiatory ones, in which the central and local governments are relatively independent actors in a more or less competitive partnership. Secondly, the evolution of the Chinese formal fiscal systems is discussed, with special attention to the various forms of central-provincial revenue-sharing contracts in the 1980s and the adoption of new sweeping fiscal reforms since 1994. Lastly, data is presented on the evolution of fiscal capacity of the Chinese state in order to whether and how the fiscal decentralization actually affected the fiscal decline of the central government and the restructuring of central-provincial relations.

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Ⅰ. 序論

Ⅱ. 中國의 經濟體制改革과 地方分權化
1. 分權化改革의 성격과 내용
2. 分權化改革의 한계와 地方主義

Ⅲ. 中國 財政制度의 分權化改革
1. 改革 이전의 財政制度
2. 1980년대의 財政分權化와 財政請負制
3. 社會主義市場經濟와 分稅制 개혁

Ⅳ. 分權化改革 이후 中國 財政構造의 변화와 中央/地方 財政關係
1. 國家財政構造의 변화
2. 中央과 地方의 財政關係 변화

V. 結論

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