中国国务院(政务院)机构变迁逻辑——基于1949-2007年间的数据分析

The Logic of Chinese State Council’s Institutional Reform:1949-2007

本文在量化基础上对建国以来国务院(政务院)机构变迁所做的整体分析,试图回答以下问题:1.1949年以来国务院(政务院)机构规模发生了怎样的变化?不同性质的机构在规模变化上有什么不同?2.1949年以来国务院(政务院)机构发生了哪些变迁事件?不同性质的机构的变迁程度如何?3.为什么会发生这样的变迁?变迁的内在逻辑是什么?本研究的结论是,运动式推进、经济体制改革驱动、政府与市场关系与政府与社会关系双重维度的调整。这是理解1949-2007年间国务院(政务院)机构变迁逻辑的三个角度。

The paper provides a comprehensive analysis on Chinese State Council’s institutional reform from 1949 to 2007. Its discussions centers on three aspects: (1) What changes have happened to Chinese State Council’s organization downsizing and reorganization? (2) Do the changes differ among different types of organizations? (3) Why could these changes take place and what was the logic? Based on a quantitative analysis, it is concluded that there are three dimensions to explain the logic of Chinese State Council’s institutional reform, namely, reform by political mobilization, economic reform as the most important driving force, and double regulations of the state-market relations and state-society relations. The author points out the core issue of the new reform will still be the transformation of the government functions.