This report measures and ranks the government capacity of 19 sub-provincial cities.The indicator system used to measure urban government capacity focuses on the needs of citizens for public services and provides results in three dimensions:identification of needs,provision of services and learning and development.The results show that Guangzhou,Nanjing and Ningbo rank the highest and Xi'an,Changchun and Chongqing rank the lowest.The analysis identifies the imbalance in many urban governments across the three dimensions studied and describes the relevant urban governance problems contributing to that imbalance.The results of this study clearly show that urban governments should return their focus to pursuing citizens' needs. <<