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100			_aYu, Jianxing
245			_aRedefining decentralization: devolution of administrative authority to county governments in Zhejiang province
260			_c2013
300			_ap.239-250.
362			_aSep
520			_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.
650			_aDecentralization
700			_aGao, Xiang
773			_aAustralian Journal of Public Administration
908			_aN
909			_a103303
999			_c103299 _d103299