01497pab a2200145 454500008004000000100001700040245011500057260000900172300001500181362000800196520106300204650002101267700001501288773004801303180718b2013   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aYu, Jianxing  aRedefining decentralization: devolution of administrative authority to county governments in Zhejiang province  c2013  ap.239-250.  aSep  aFiscal decentralization and personnel decentralization do not fully explain China's continuing expansion of local autonomy and economic growth. Administrative decentralization is a separate and important element in the restructuring of vertical intergovernmental relations in China after 1978. By delegating socioeconomic decision-making and management powers to local governments in a gradual manner, the central government has successfully promoted economic growth without taking too much risk. The case study of the expansion of county government powers in Zhejiang Province demonstrates how administrative decentralization can be implemented independently of fiscal and personnel decentralization, and can also effectively expand local autonomy and stimulate regional economic growth. The case study of administrative decentralization in China not only adds to our understanding of decentralization in the former centrally-planned command economy, but also offers a possible model for other transitional countries to initiate market reform. - Reproduced.  aDecentralization  aGao, Xiang  aAustralian Journal of Public Administration