90年代的中国农村,唯一可以与70年代末的家庭联产承包责任制相提并论的,只有村民直选这件事。前者还利于民,后者还权于民。这两件事,堪称新时期农村“政治经济学”的经典之作。据统计,到1997年底,河北农村的村委会97%产生于直选。中国农民民主权力的实现、中国农村政治的完成,似乎一夜之间由此凸现无遗。然而,事情远非这么简单。关于村民直选,最初便有争议。单因看问题的出发点不同而歧见颇多,在某些关键环节上,甚至存在尖 In the rural areas of China in the 1990s, the only one comparable to the household contract responsibility system of the late 1970s was the direct election of villagers. The former also benefit the people, the latter also right in the people. These two issues can be regarded as the classics of “political economy” in the new era. According to statistics, by the end of 1997, 97% of village committees in rural areas of Hebei were directly elected. The realization of the peasant democratic power in China and the completion of the rural politics in China appear to be evident overnight. However, things are far from simple. There are controversies about the direct election of villagers. It is because of the different starting points for looking at the problems, there are even sharp points in some key links