Abstract:

At present，the legitimacy of the economic behaviors of local governments in China is mainly confirmed by the administrative authorization granted by the central government，the improved legalization and the recognition by the public for the achievements in economic development. However，with the deepening of reform and opening up，economic behaviors of local governments have displayed more and more problems. These problems have attracted public attention and have resulted strong dissatisfaction，which challenged the legitimacy of economic behaviors of local governments. Facing such predicament，the local government should improve the legitimacy of its economic behavior through channels like citizen autonomy organizations，public opinion and government performance.

Key words: economic behaviors of local governments, the legitimacy of the economic behaviors of local governments, citizen autonomy organization, central government, public opinion