Development is the core theme for the forty years’ progress since the Reform and Open in China. Unlike the single target of economic growth, the development in Chinese cities has gradually incorporated various values and meanings. Especially, Sustainable Development, as a development approach requesting the coordination of economy, society and environment, has been a main trend now. The Sustainable Development Goal has launched the greatest ever policy experiment for human-beings, and it also provides a precious opportunity for the development of researches on public management. However, compared with the theoretical discussion on economic growth, the exist literature cannot fully reply on the questions of how is public governance works in China for sustainable development, what’s has changed in the governance models along with the transfer of development targets? How will different actors coordinate and cooperate for achieving SDGs? As a typical city of Reform and Open and also a demonstration zone for sustainable development, Shenzhen acts as a model providing precious experiences for reference. Based on multiple rounds of interviews and on-site visits, this study chooses Shenzhen as a case of transformational development. With a discussion on the theories of governance, this paper points out a network governance model, integrating governments, companies and society, for promoting sustainable development. This Shenzhen model is illustrated by “Small government” of public service, “Big society” of improving wellbeing, and “Companies leading” of an innovative approach. This paper is intended to provide solid and beneficial reference for sustainable development in other cities.
发展是中国改革开放四十年以来的核心主题,与单纯追求经济发展的目标不同,改革开放进程的推进使中国的城市发展具有了多方面的价值和内涵,其中,强调经济、社会与环境协调发展的可持续发展成为中国城市发展转型的重要趋势。全球可持续发展目标的提出,开启了人类可持续发展领域最宏大的政策实验, 也为公共管理研究发展提供了难得机遇。然而,相比众多解释经济增长的理论探讨,现有研究难以充分回应中国的公共治理如何推动可持续发展?伴随着发展目标的转变,治理模式发生了怎样的变革?不同主体如何协同并发挥作用?作为改革开放发展的代表城市,同时也是可持续发展议程创新示范区之一的深圳无疑为回应这一问题提供了绝佳案例。本文基于多轮调研访谈,以深圳的发展转型为例,结合对治理理论的探讨,提出旨在实现可持续发展的“政府-企业-社会”协同的网络治理模式,并将其作用机制解释为“小政府”的公共服务、“大社会”的民生发展及“企业为主体”的创新引领模式三方面。本研究拟将为国内外其他城市的可持续发展提供充分而有益的借鉴。