“不作为”,是国家行政机关及其工作人员不履行所负工作职责的行为,用老百姓的话说就是:光拿钱,不干事。历史上,我国人民对此多有讥讽,所谓“尸位素餐”、“当官不为民作主,不如回家卖红薯”等等。 近年来,常有群众依据我国《行政诉讼法》以“不作为”为由把有关政府部门诉上法庭。据最高人民法院资料统计,从1990年到1999年,全国各级法院共受理一审行政案件52.7万件,其中仅1998年就受案9.8万件,是1990年的 “Inaction” is the act of state administrative organs and their staffs failing to perform their duties and responsibilities. In the words of the ordinary people, they just say that they should take money and do not do anything. Historically, our people have been more ridiculed about this. The so-called “Vegetarian Vegetarian meal”, “An officer does not serve the people, it is better to go home to sell sweet potatoes,” and so on. In recent years, the masses have often resorted to court on the grounds of “omission” under the Administrative Procedure Law of our country. According to statistics from the Supreme People’s Court, from 1990 to 1999, courts at all levels in the country handled a total of 527,000 administrative cases of first instance, of which 98,000 cases were admitted in 1998 alone,