Research on the Influence of the Reform of Directly Managed Counties in Hunan Province on the Public Service of People\'s Livelihood

• 1、School of Economics & Trade,HNU Changsha 410006

Abstract：The reform of provincial-directed financial management aims to alleviate the financial difficulties of county-level governments, mobilize the enthusiasm of the county, and thereby improve the contradiction between the supply and demand of public livelihood services, and promote the improvement of public service levels. This article takes the financial reform of the county directly under the jurisdiction of Hunan Province as a sample to try to explore how the reform has affected the development of county-level public services in Hunan Province. Through empirical analysis using the DID double difference method, it is concluded that the reform has played a certain role in promoting the development of public services for people\'s livelihood in Hunan Province, but from the perspective of various regions, the effect of the reform is not balanced. Hunan Province should coordinate reforms in accordance with the actual conditions of various regions to achieve a balanced development of local economic growth, public service supply, and fiscal revenue generation.

Keywords： "Province-managed Counties" Fiscal System Reform People\'s Livelihood Public Services Public Financial Expenditures County-level Governments