从适应性到创新性:省级政策转化策略与选择逻辑——以C省乡村治理示范村镇创建标准制定过程为例

From Adaptability to Innovation:The Logic of Selection in Provincial Policy Translation Strategies:An Example of the Formulation Process of the Standards for Creating Model Villages and Towns in Province C

从委托代理理论来看,委托人与代理人之间存在信息不对称和利益冲突问题,代理人会作出不利于委托人的策略选择。在“适应性-创新性”分析框架下,作为代理人的省级行政部门存在动态的政策转化行为和策略选择。案例表明,适应性因素和创新性因素对政策转化行为产生双重影响。敷衍策略、保守策略、试点策略和创新策略构成省级部门的层级式策略选择逻辑,其核心是中心引领、资源约束、风险规避和绩效导向的驱动机制。研究发现,在央地复杂的“委托-代理”关系中,省级部门有可能作出符合委托人利益的策略选择,因此为确保中央政策目标的有效落实,应建立有效的沟通和约束机制,实现适应性与创新性的有机平衡,做到政策统一性与地方差异性的有效结合。

From the perspective of principal-agent theory,there exist issues of information asymmetry and conflicts of interest between the principal and the agent.As a result,the agent may make strategic choices that are detrimental to the interests of the principal.Within the"adaptability-innovation"analytical framework,provincial administrative departments,acting as agents,exhibit dynamic policy translation behaviors and strategic choices.The case study indicates that both adaptability factors and innovation factors have a dual impact on policy translation behavior.The"perfunctory strategy,""conservative strategy,""pilot strategy,"and"innovative strategy"constitute the hierarchical strategic selection logic of provincial departments.The core driving mechanisms are"central leadership,""resource constraints,""risk avoidance,"and"performance orientation."The study finds that in the complex principal-agent relationship between central and local governments,provincial departments may make strategic choices that align with the interests of the principal.Therefore,to ensure the effective implementation of central policy objectives,it is essential to establish effective communication and constraint mechanisms,achieve an organic balance between adaptability and innovation,and effectively combine policy uniformity with local differences.