中国城市行政区划调整的三重逻辑:一个研究述评

The Three Logics of Chinese Urban Administrative Divisions Adjustments: A Literature Review

中国城市经历了广泛频繁的行政区划调整,其对于城市本身、区域乃至国家的发展均产生了深远影响。中国城市行政区划调整具有三大逻辑,即权力导向的政治逻辑,经济导向的发展逻辑以及公共服务导向的治理逻辑,主要体现为以县改市为代表的城市增设、以撤县设区为代表的城市扩张和以市管县与省直管县为代表的市县隶属关系调整等策略,且不同类型的行政区划调整对当地的经济发展、城镇化和公共服务具有显著影响。目前学界对此议题尚未形成足够的关注与系统的研究,未来相关研究应更加注重分析城市行政区划调整的适用条件、更为精细地界定其内涵、更加全面地评估其效果以及更多地关注政府等多元主体所扮演的角色和发挥的作用。

Since the Reform and Opening Up,Chinese cities have experienced extensive and frequent adjustments of administrative divisions, which have significant influences on cities themselves, regions and even countries. However, these changes have not systematically researched by academics. Based on the existing literature, this study focused on the three major logics behind the adjustments of urban administrative divisions in China—power-oriented political logic, economy-oriented development logic and public-service-oriented governance logic. The main strategies used include the rise of new cities through county-to-city upgrading, the expansion of cities through city-county mergers,and the adjustment of the relationships between city and county through the city-leading-county pattern and the province-leading-county pattern. These strategies have had significant effects on local economic development,urbanization and public service. On the basis of the existing research, this paper suggests future research should analyze the conditions of urban administrative division adjustments,define its connotations, evaluate its effects more comprehensively and focus more on the role and function of the government and other actors.