本論文為「臺灣地方菁英政治文化及決策影響力之研究」的一部份，目的在比較民國八十二年與九十年兩次對臺灣省地方菁英的調查研究結果。其研究發現如下： 一、民主價值取向方面 綜合而言，在比較一九九三年二○○一年臺灣縣級地方菁英的民主價值取向之後，發現參與取向與多數決取向有明顯下降的現象，而平等取向與地方分權取向則有顯著的上升。此外，亦發現一九九三年第一波的四個民主價值取向，在強度位置上略顯分散；而二○○一年第二波的四個民主價值取向則較為集中。 二、個人基本背景與民主價值取向之關係 綜合而言，依據這兩波有關臺灣地方菁英民主價值取向的比較研究，我們發現各個基本背景變項與四種民主價值取向，均具有某種程度的關聯性，但不可否認的，教育程度是最具有影響力的基本背景因素，尤其在二○○一年的調查結果更為明顯。

　　　　　1.The democratic value orientation According to the comparison on the democratic value orientation of county-level elites of Taiwan between 1993 and 2001, it is found that the participation orientation and majority orientation are obviously getting declined. But equity oricentation and decentralization orientation are getting risen apparently during the past 8 years. Besides, this survey approve that these four democratic value orientation are less stronger than 2001. 2.The relationship between the personal background and the orientation of democratic value Comparing to the relationship of personal background and the democratic orientation of participation, equity, decentralization and majority between 1993 and 2001, this research finds that the personal background of age, gender, education and political party all are very significant. But, it is not doubted that the education factor are the most powerfully affected variable than any other personal background factor, especially in they year of 2001.