中国地方官员的晋升锦标赛模式研究

Governing China's Local Officials:An Analysis of Promotion Tournament Model

本文研究了中国地方官员的治理模式——"晋升锦标赛治理模式"的性质与特征,并试图揭示这种特定模式与中国高速经济增长及其各种特有问题的内在关联。本文认为,晋升锦标赛作为中国政府官员的激励模式,它是中国经济奇迹的重要根源,但由于晋升锦标赛自身的一些缺陷,尤其是其激励官员的目标与政府职能的合理设计之间存在严重冲突,它目前正面临着重要的转型。

This paper investigates the nature and characteristics of the governance structure of China＇s local governments, which is termed as ＂promotion tournament model＂, and tries to link this model with China＇s growth miracle and many social and economic problems associated with the miracle. We argue that promotion tournaments, as an incentive system governing Chinese local officials, are a critical source of China miraculous growth, but in the meantime, due to its internal limitations, it is also the root of many profound and pressing problems challenging China＇s policy makers.