行政发包制与帝国逻辑——周黎安《行政发包制》读后感

本文讨论周黎安“行政发包制”一文的研究风格和理论模型的前提假设，并提出进一步推进的意见和建议。在周黎安模型基础上，笔者针对效率与统治风险的目标冲突，提出了执政者在集权与分权间抉择的一个模型。最后，将“行政发包制”这一治理模式放在帝国逻辑的大历史背景上讨论其定位和意义。

Administrative Subcontract and the Logic of Empire: Commentary on Zhou Li-An’s Article

In this short commentary, I discuss the theoretical significance of the “administrative subcontract” model developed by Professor Zhou Li-An. I clarify some implicit assumptions in the proposed model and develop an alternative model to contrast modes of governance between centralization and decentralization. Finally, I discuss the place of “administrative subcontract” as a mode of governance in the larger context of Imperial China.