摘要： 三十年法制改革的动力，从整体上看来自于自上而下的政府推动。在法制改革的初期阶段，这种政府主导、自上而下的动力模式有其现实合理性。但从法制变革，特别是行政法治改革语境看，自上而下动力模式在逻辑上和现实上也有明显的局限，存在着动力衰减的现实可能性。为了使法治改革在秩序和变革的平衡中获得可持续的发展动力，应当引入自上而下和自下而上这双重推动力。

关键词: 法制改革 , 行政法治 , 公众参与 , 动力模式

Abstract: In general，the legal reforms in China in the past three decades have been driven by the government through top—down push．This government—dominating，top—down model for reforms has its historic and practical reasons in the initial stage of legal reform．However，government dominated model of reform is bounded to encounter difficulties in its sustainability in a long run．It is therefore necessary to introduce public participation as a supplementary force for moving the legal reforms ahead．

Key words: legal reform；administrative role of law；public participation；bottom&mdash, up