The Position Stand of Subdistrict Headman and Village Headman and Their Roles in the Future Society Context

Abstract

The article pointed out the three important issues. The first issue is to describe the general roles of subdistrict headman and village headman. The second issue is to explain the present situations of subdistrict headman and village headman positions these days. The last issue is to provide suggestions and improvement in the positions of subdistrict headman and village headman in order to be correlated with social context, econumy, and new governing system for the future. The study revealed that the positions of subdistrict headman and village headman are still necessary for the contryside society. Subdistrict headman and village headman should be from election by local people. The length of the positions should be set pellucidly. What’s more, the roles of subdistrict headman and village headman in the future should focus on the roles as coordinators for all local areas and representatives of local people.