关键词: 现代化, 治理现代化, 基层基础, 基层减负

Abstract:

Modernization entails an expansion of governance tasks；thus，it requires strengthening grassroots foundations to maintain a balance in state-society relations. Four principles should guide the process of consolidating grassroots foundations in pursuit of governance modernization：：focus governance on the grassroots，deploy personnel and institutional capacity to the grassroots，prioritize the grassroots in resource allocation，and extend services to the grassroots. The effective implementation of these principles depends on coordinated institutional and operational support as well as mutually compatible institutional arrangements concerning the structure，functions，and efficiency of grassroots governance. Managing the burdens on grassroots authorities is a state mechanism of structural adjustment that develops as the state shifts the focus of governance downward. By reshaping relationships between powers and responsibilities，adjusting governance structures，optimizing resource allocation，and reconfiguring service delivery，grassroots burden reduction provides important theoretical support and practical pathways for strengthening grassroots foundations and advancing the modernization of national governance. Enhancing the adaptability，stability，and autonomy of the grassroots governance system is the underlying logic，which is accomplished through resource allocation，functional restructuring，increased local agency，and digital coordination.

Key words: modernization, governance modernization, grassroots foundations, grassroots burden reduction