Integration and coordination After developing for more than half a century, the TPG became more than merely a spokesman for the interests of 21 counties and cities; to a large degree it served to coordinate projects that involved several local governments.
從行政組織的實質功能來看，依照省府官員的看法，發展半世紀的台灣省政府絕非只是二十一縣市的代言人，它相當程度地還充當一個比較超然的、對地方跨區域事務統合協調的角色。