中央与地方关系是国家结构形式的基本问题,也是我国行政管理体制的重要内容。在我国全面推进依法行政、建设法治政府的进程中,中央与地方的关系始终是十分关键的环节。一、新中国成立以来中央与地方关系的历史演变1949年以来,我国中央与地方关系的历史演变主要可以分成两个阶段,即1949年中华人民共和国成立到1978年改革开放之初的初创 The relationship between the central and the local government is a basic issue of the structure of the country and an important part of our administrative system. In the process of comprehensively promoting administration by law and building a government ruled by law, the relationship between the Central Government and the local authorities has always been a crucial link. I. Historical Evolution of the Relationship between Central and Local Governments Since the Founding of New China Since 1949, the historical evolution of the relations between central and local governments in our country has mainly been divided into two stages: the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949 and the start of 1978 at the beginning of the reform and opening up