再论秦汉以来我国乡村基层行政的专制性

自20世纪前期开始中外学者中有人认为中国秦汉至清末的乡村基层社会是自治型社会，这与历史实际严重不符。实际上，中国该时段内的乡村基层社会不但不是自治性的，而且还是专制性的。在形式上，则表现为农民们“囚徒式”的“自己管理自己”。指出此点有助于我们今天的乡村基层自治沿着正确道路展开与发展。

On the Despotism of Grass-roots Administration in China's Countryside since Qin and Han Dynasties

Since the early 20th century,Chinese and western scholars have believed that the grass-roots administration in Qin and Han dynasties in China belongs to autonomy,which actually runs counter to history.As a matter of fact,the administration at that time was not only of autonomy,but also despotism.It expresses itself as prisoner autonomy in form,which is of help for today's grass-roots administration development in a rational way.