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As an important mark of modern government structure, super-ministry system possesses distinctive characteristics such as function unity, department specialty, structure stability, separation of decision and execution, and high operation efficiency. As of reform and opening-up, China has successively launched seven large-scale government department reforms, and basically formed the framework of super-ministry system especially after super-ministry system reform in 2008 and 2013. Till now, China is in a stage of deepening reform and continuous improvement. Foreign experience shows that super-ministry system reform in government department is a popular trend in the international society. The main practice is to establish a comprehensive cabinet department; balance the setting of political, economic and social affairs department; and diversify execution department specialty. However, there still lacks a uniform mode for department setting. China will build a more mature state system by deepening reform till 2020, including functionally scientific, structurally rational, high-efficient and stable super-ministry system, to promote the maturity of government structure and achieve government governance modernization.
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Shen, R., Cao, S. (2020). Government Structure: Move Toward Super-Ministry System. In: Modernization of Government Governance in China. The Great Transformation of China. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9491-2_6
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