Administrative decentralization is dominant and economic decentralization is insufficient,which is the main feature of China's decentralization reform and the main obstacle to regional coordinated integration and development.Administrative decentralization provides local governments with behavioral incentives that contradict regional coordinated integration and development,and to a certain extent becomes the interest motivation for local governments to exclude or restrict market competition and obstruct regional cooperation.The incomplete nature of economic decentralization provides local governments with the tools and means to fragment regional market.Shifting from administrative to economic decentralization by advancing the construction of a high-standard market system and transforming government functions,are essential steps to strengthen regional coordination and integration.However,this reform process must adhere to the principle of achieving progress while maintaining stability,prioritizing easier tasks before more difficult ones,and progressing incrementally.Drawing from the practical exploration of coordinated integration and development in the Yangtze River Delta region,it is recommended to promote institutional innovation and legal reform to foster both an"effective market"and a"proactive government"for regional coordination.Moreover,efforts should focus on stimulating market vitality and fully leverage the leading role of enterprises in regional economic integration.
Decentralization ReformLocal GovernmentsRegional Coordination and IntegrationIntegrated development of the Yangtze River Delta
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