论中国地方政府间横向合作关系

Analysis on the Horizontal Cooperation of the Local Government

随着市场化进程的推进和行政权力的纵向与横向调整,地方政府作为一个相对独立地方利益的代表的角色日益明显,为了维护地方利益,地方政府之间展开了一系列的竞争和交流合作。地方政府之间横向合作作为促进地方政府实现共赢的有效途径也成了学术界研究的热点,建立地方政府间的战略伙伴关系成为未来地方政府合作发展趋势。2009年5月《国务院关于支持福建省加快建设海峡西岸经济区的若干意见》刚一颁布,立即引起了海内外的瞩目,经济区内地方政府之间的合作关系如何发展也成为社会各界关注的焦点。

With the advancement of market-oriented process and the adjustment of administrative power, the role of the local government, as a relatively independent role on behalf of the local interests, becomes increasingly obvious. The local government launched a series of competition and cooperation in order to protect the local interests. And horizontal cooperation between local governments,as an effective way to achieve a win-win situation, has become a hot academic topic. The establishment of strategic partnerships between local governments becomes the trend of the cooperation of the local government. In May, 2009 , "The Options of the State Council about supporting Fujian Province to speed up the Construction Economic Zone on the Western Coast of the Taiwan Straits " arouse serious concern of all social sectors immediately. How the cooperation of local government in the economic zone develops also becomes the focal point of all walks of the society.