Harmonious Society and the Changes in Concepts of Local Legislation/L'evolution Du Concept de Legislation Locale Dans Une Societe Harmonieuse (Report‪)‬

"The problem in formulating harmonious society, as for the nature, is not to formulate a society without any interest conflicts or contradictions, but on the basis of interest conflicts and contradictions, to formulate a society which can coordinate, integrate or control interest conflicts and contradictions." (LI, 2005) Facing the conflicts and contradictions among multiple interest groups in modern society, the role of local legislation is especially crucial. The status of local legislation in formulating harmonious society will be analyzed in the following parts. The paper will demonstrate the changes in concepts of local legislation in three aspects: the considerable enlargement of local legislative right, local legislative concepts changing from subordination to autonomy, and from a focus on economics to a variety of legislation. 1. THE CONCEPT OF SEPARATION OF POWERS: CONSIDERABLE ENLARGEMENT OF THE LOCAL LEGISLATIVE POWER IN THE PREMISE OF A UNIFIED LEGAL SYSTEM