Abstract:

The bar block structure is the basic component of the Chinese government’s organizational system. The bar block relationship is a visual, conceptual, and theoretical expression of China's intergovernmental relations. It has inspired a surge in practical and theoretical research interest among China’s public management professionals. The evolution and development of the bar block relationship resonates with the construction and reform of the national system. Modernization of the national governance system and governance capacity will continue along with the concept of bar block relations as an important issue in government reform and public governance. For that reason, the connotations of bar block relations must be defined clearly, the main debates sorted out systematically, and the understanding of the regularity of bar block relations deepened. China’s independent knowledge system of public management requires interpreting the Chinese bar block relationship. Ideally, this analysis should not only be based on the history and reality of China's institutional structure and government reform practices. As such, it remains a universal theoretical concern for public management research. The bar block relationship may become more important in the practice and research of public management in China, contributing to the development of general theories of public management.

Key words: bar block relationship, intergovernmental relations, of Chinese public management