The Politics of Mandates in Financing Local Government Operations in China: An Administrative or Fiscal Dilemma?

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作者：
Fan, Yongmao [1 ]
机构：
[1] Renmin Univ China, Sch Publ Adm & Policy, Beijing, Peoples R China
来源：
CHINA REVIEW-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL ON GREATER CHINA | 2017年 / 17卷 / 03期
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DECENTRALIZATION; GROWTH; EXPENDITURE; FEDERALISM; INCENTIVES; POLICY; STATE;
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K9 [地理];
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0705 ;
摘要：
China has a highly decentralized fiscal system, but its unitary administrative system is centralized. When the higher-level government issues a large number of mandates for which they provide no funding, financial conditions at the local levels deteriorate further. Based on a case study, this article begins by summarizing the administrative structure and financial conditions of Chinese local governments in various provinces. It finds that in the financing of local government operations-including personnel and office-related expenditures-local officials have to adapt various coping strategies. Their financing dilemma is the combined result of China's centralized administrative structure and its decentralized fiscal system.
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