Corporate Social Responsibility and the Oil Industry in the Russian Arctic: Global Norms and Neo-Paternalism

Examining the oil and gas industry in the Russian Arctic, this article investigates the gap between corporate social responsibility (CSR) as articulated in corporate offices and implemented at the local level. In Russia, global CSR norms interact with weak formal institutions and the strong informal expectations of state officials and local communities that companies bear responsibility for welfare and infrastructure. As a result, the concept of citizens as ‘stakeholders’ is underdeveloped. Instead, local residents remain subjects within a neo-paternalist system of governance that mimics some elements of the Soviet past. Compensation for damages to indigenous peoples has blurred legal obligations and the voluntary nature of CSR. However, the CSR in the region is constantly developing and formal methods of compensation may assist in clarifying the scope and practice of CSR.     

中部地区区域协调发展法律机机制研究

如何通过区域经济发展中的政府协调与合作来促进区域经济的协调发展,已经成为关系国家经济发展战略的重大问题。中部地区在我国区域整体格局中具有独特的战略地位,发展中部地区经济,是全面实现小康社会的必然选择。因此,实现中部地区协调发展,必须构建区域协调发展法律机制;确立协调原则,建立协调机构,完善运行机理。     

生态文明理论研究述评

生态文明是现代文明的高级形态,生态文明的提出意味着人与自然的关系达到了一个更高的文明程度。文章首先介绍了国内外生态文明理论研究的发展历程,继而阐述了生态文明的内涵和特征,最后展望了我国生态文明理论研究的方向。     

论我国保税港区法律制度的完善

保税港区对我国区域经济的发展起到了很好的带动作用。然而就我国保税港区的法制现状来看,还存在很多的不足与缺陷。因此,应充分认识到我国保税港区立法的必要性,进一步完善我国现有的保税港区法律制度。     

Horizontal mergers and efficiencies; theory and anti trust practice

Horizontal mergers can be challenged by anti trust authorities under both the US and EU Horizontal Merger Guidelines. More horizontal mergers are unconditionally approved in the US than in the EU. EU merger policy toughened after 1998 but became more in line with US practices after 2004. Differences in merger policies between the US and the EU can be explained by a greater scope of the efficiency argument in the US. The paper argues that firms only want to merge in oligopoly, if they expect to realize substantial merger specific efficiency gains, which counterbalances the price increasing effect of merger.