政府機(jī)構(gòu)改革

　　作為中國政治體制改革重要組成部分的政府機(jī)構(gòu)改革已正式拉開帷幕。政府機(jī)構(gòu)改革是深化經(jīng)濟(jì)體制改革、促進(jìn)經(jīng)濟(jì)和社會發(fā)展的迫切需要，是國家領(lǐng)導(dǎo)制度改革的重要內(nèi)容，也是密切政府同人民群眾聯(lián)系的客觀要求。

　　China’s government restructuring campaign, animportant part of political reform in China, has beenformally staged. Restructuring governmentinstitutions is urgently needed to deepen theeconomic restructuring and promote economic andsocial development in China. It constitutes an important aspect of the reform of the stateleadership system and a necessity in bringing the government closer to the people.

　　現(xiàn)有政府機(jī)構(gòu)設(shè)置的基本框架，實(shí)在計劃經(jīng)濟(jì)體制的條件下逐步形成的。雖然自改革開放以來進(jìn)行過多次調(diào)整和改革，取得一些進(jìn)展，但由于歷史條件限制和宏觀環(huán)境制約，很多問題未能得到根本性的解決，機(jī)構(gòu)設(shè)置同社會主義市場經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展的矛盾日益突出。這些問題突出表現(xiàn)在以下幾個方面：

　　The basic framework of current government institutions was formed gradually during thetime when the country’s economy was predominantly a planned one. Although China hasadjusted and reformed government institutions on many occasions and made some progressin government restructuring since its implementation of reform and opening policies, manyproblems have not been fundamentally solved due to the restrictions imposed by historicalconditions and general environment. Consequently, the incompatibilities of governmentinstitutions with the development of a socialist market economy have become increasinglyapparent. The following problems are most conspicuous in this regard:

　　第一， 政府機(jī)構(gòu)重疊龐大，人浮于事的現(xiàn)象嚴(yán)重，這不僅滋生官僚主義和文牘主義，主張貪污腐敗和不正之風(fēng)，也給國家財政造成了沉重的負(fù)擔(dān)。

　　First, a bloated size and unwieldy organization of government institutions with overlappingfunctions and serious overstaffing have given rise to bureaucracy and red tape, bredcorruption, promoted unhealthy practices, and created a heavy financial burden on the state.