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关于人类行为驱动力的微观基础假设,不仅影响着社会科学解释的架构,同时也影响着政府间关系。基于经济理性(尤其是委托-代理框架)的微观基础假设,充斥于政府间关系的分析架构之中。基于这样的理论假设,一项对1997年至2005年英国的中央-地方关系所进行的个案研究,解释了构建政府间关系所消耗的成本。引入另一种包含着更多心理洞察的微观基础假设,有助于为构建政府间关系的微观基础提供其他路径。在这些微观基础假设中,一个认为行动者以有限理性的方式行事,另一个则强调行动者内在/道德的动机的作用。论文认为,这些微观基础假设可以解释政府间关系为何会出现问题及其如何更有效地构建。对布莱尔头两届任期内中央-地方关系的研究再次印证了我们的观点,论文的结论部分还探讨了微观基础假设对构建政府间关系更为广泛的意义。
The micro-base assumptions about the driving forces of human behavior not only affect the structure of social sciences interpretation but also influence the relations among governments. The micro-based assumptions based on economic rationality (especially the principal-agent framework) are flooded with the analytical framework of intergovernmental relations. Based on this theoretical assumption, a case study of the UK’s Central-Local Relations from 1997 to 2005 explained the costs of building intergovernmental relations. The introduction of another microcosmic underlying assumption that contains more psychological insights can help provide alternative paths for building the micro-foundation of intergovernmental relations. Among these micro-base assumptions, one considers that actors act in a bounded rationale and the other emphasizes the actor’s internal / moral motivation. The paper argues that these micro-base assumptions explain why there are problems with intergovernmental relations and how they can be constructed more effectively. Our study of the central-local relations in Blair’s first two terms has once again confirmed our point of view. The conclusion of the paper also explores the broader implications of the micro-base assumptions for building intergovernmental relations.