This paper tests the scale effect predicted by the Fujita–Krugman [Fujita, M., Krugman, P., 1995.When is the economy monocentric? von Th˝ unen and Chamberlin unified.

This paper explores, from the perspective of general equilibrium, the relationship between urbanizing migrant workers and increasing domestic demand.

Whether the people could participate in political affairs in wider areas and on a larger scale are gauges for measuring democratic development level.

The reports delivered at the 15th and 16th National Congresses of the Communist Party of China took expanding community-level democracy and fully motivating the people as a key task of the political system reform.

Farmers’ petitions give a concentrated expression to various conflicts in rural areas, posing a great challenge to some local governments.

In the process of social transition, there have arisen various new social problems and social demands. Solving these problems and meeting these demands also depend on, apart from government efforts, organized social forces.

The process of reform is one of remaking institutional arrangements. In terms of rural reform, the first fundamental methodological question is what is the basis for making institutional arrangements.

As a modern bureaucratic body, community-level government is not adequately institutionalized. The crux for such institutional insufficiency features three facets.