1.Key Research Institute of Yellow River Civilization and Sustainable Development & Collaborative Innovation Center on Yellow River Civilization of Henan Province, Henan University, Kaifeng 475001, China; 2. College of Environment and Planning, Henan University, Kaifeng 475000,China
Abstract：
The reform of “province-directly-administrated county” has become an important measure to reduce the administrative levels and enhance the administrative efficiency. This paper classified 108 counties in Henan Province into three types, namely province-governing county, city-governing county and expansion county,and then analyzed the development efficiency of counties of different types by DEA model, and researched the impact of expansion policies on the industrial structure and output of counties based on the econometric model. The results show that: ①The reform of “province-directly-administrated county” has a significant effect on the economic efficiency improvement of the counties in lower development level; ②Counties with larger proportion of economy and poorer initial development bases have better performance after being directly managed by province;③The decentralization of economic management has promoted the growth of the county, and decentralization of social management has inhibited the growth, while the reform of “province-directly-administrated county” has positive effect on the economic growth;④We should carry out the reform of “province-directly-administrated county” in the counties with poor initial development base, with a larger proportion of economy in central cities and with long distance from central cities.
ZHAO Jian-ji, LV Ke-wen, TIAN Guang-hui, MIAO Chang-hong.Does the Reform of “Province-Directly-Administrated County”Improve Economic Performance?——Based on the Practice of Henan Province[J] Economic Survey, 2017,V34(3): 1-6
2017 
