最近,有关乡镇干部的负面报道屡见报端,似乎乡镇干部就是增加农民负担、财政包袱的“罪魁祸首”,是中国行政体制改革的绊脚石。很多搞农村问题研究的人认为中国农村即将进入“后税费时代”,乡镇政府应该退出历史舞台,呼吁撤消乡镇政府,从而达到农民减负、财政消赤、提高公共产 Recently, the negative reports on township cadres have been frequently reported. It seems that township cadres are the “culprit” in increasing the peasants' burden and financial burden and are the stumbling block to the reform of China's administrative system. Many people who engage in research on rural issues think that the countryside in China is about to enter the post-tax era. Township and town governments should withdraw from the stage of history and call for the removal of township governments so as to reduce the burden on peasants, eliminate fiscal deficits and raise public goods