Abstract:

In the study, which examines the structure and historical change processes of Chinese local government units, the classification and structures of local government units are included. First of all, the local governments of the People's Republic of China, provincial governments, provincial, and town level local governments and village governments were examined. Later, the changes of local governments from the imperial period to the present are discussed periodically. Local governments have been affected by the historical processes of the People's Republic of China. The historical process examined as the Empire period, Mao Zedong period and post-Mao Zedong period reveals the change of Chinese local governments over the years. The structure of local governments has been affected by the changes in superstructure and infrastructure institutions, world political transformations and historical breaking points. With the establishment of the People's Republic of China, which is an agricultural society, under the leadership of Mao Zedong, local government units came forward, and became stronger during the Deng Xiaoping period. Along with the economic changes, important changes took place especially in the post-1980 period, and local governments played an important role in the transition from socialist economy to socialist market economy. The most important pillar of the economic change in the People's Republic of China has been held by local government units.

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