编者按党的十八届三中全会提出,优化行政区划设置,有条件的地方探索推进省直接管理县(市)体制改革。这表明了中央鼓励地方大胆创新、进一步推进行政体制改革的决心。箭在弦上不得不发,省直管县改革也到了这样的重要关口。如何正确认识省直管县改革利弊?省直管县是不是方向?未来改革将向何方推进?为了厘清争议,纠偏改革中存在的一些误区,促进改革更加深入、系统、有效推进,本期我们特别邀请相关专家、学者探讨此话题,以引起读者关注。 Editor According to the Third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee proposed to optimize the administrative divisions set up, conditional areas to explore and promote the provincial direct management of county (city) system reform. This shows the central government’s determination to encourage local governments to boldly innovate and further promote the reform of the administrative system. The arrow had to send hair, provincial straight tube county reform has also reached such an important juncture. How to Correctly Understand the Pros and Cons of Provincial Direct Reforms in the Provinces? Is the Province Directly Counting Counties the Direction? Which Way Will the Reforms Go Forward? In order to clarify the controversy and rectify some of the errors existing in the reform and to promote more thorough, systematic and effective reforms, Special invited experts and scholars to explore this topic to arouse readers’ attention.