Mainstream literature believes that the competitive motivation of Chinese local governments comes from the"tournament"system,while the new institutional designs that introduce multiple assessments,higher standards,and chan-ges in accountability are believed to have weakened the competitive motivation of local governments.However,this article observes that local governments still exhibit strong competitive dynamics.This can be explained by the"tacit understanding in tournament system".Although the tournament system creates challenges for local governments,lower-level governments strive to make the competition work in their favor,tending to hide competitive strengths,creatively localize tasks,and showcase success and effort.The higher-level government weighs the situation based on the overall situation,taking into ac-count fair distribution,safe behavior and external risk factors.Local governments were able to develop tacit behaviors in the vertical dimension to adapt to the institutional challenges of the tournament,thereby generating strong competitive dynam-ics.The"tacit understanding in tournament system"theory expands the traditional"tournament"theory and provides new insights into the competitive dynamics of local governments.
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