Briefly describe how to deal with the relationship between centralization and decentralization in the process of administrative power distribution.

Answer: In line with the two modes of administrative power distribution, the relationship between centralization and decentralization in administrative power distribution also includes two situations. The first is the centralization and decentralization of structural power, that is, the relationship between the central and local governments, the higher government and the lower government within the state administrative organs. Another situation is the centralization and decentralization of functional power, that is, the subject-object relationship between administrative functions and powers in tasks. The key points of dealing with the relationship between centralization and decentralization are:

(1) principle of moderation. This means that we must maintain an appropriate degree of power between centralization and decentralization, whether it is the relationship between centralization and decentralization or the relationship between centralization and decentralization. Too decentralized administrative power will make administrative work stagnant or even out of control, while too centralized administrative power may lead to autocracy or even dictatorship. With the gradual increase of social public affairs, the administrative objects are increasingly huge, the administrative environment is more complicated and changeable, and the higher administrative organs are unable to ask questions about everything. Therefore, it is also the general trend to appropriately delegate power to lower subjects or objects.

(2) the principle of particularity. Refers to the degree of centralization and decentralization of power, which must be properly handled according to specific historical and social conditions, and cannot be generalized. In a developing country like China, in the process of transforming from a traditional society to a modern society, issues such as resource allocation, economic adjustment and social control are inseparable from the concentration of administrative power. But proper centralization does not mean excessive centralization. If administrative centralization affects the mobilization of the enthusiasm of all sectors of society and hinders the vitality of social development, this distribution is inappropriate and unscientific.