South European Healthcare Systems under Harsh Austerity: A Progress–Regression Mix?

This article addresses the question of whether the economic crisis provides a politically opportune time to drastically curtail public healthcare in South Europe or whether, instead, there are signs of longer-term reform strategies for potentially balancing fiscal targets with the quest for enhanced value and health outcomes, when eventually growth resumes. After a brief examination of the profile of healthcare systems in Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain prior to the crisis, we comparatively assess the mix of retrenchment, restructuring and recalibration strategies. The effects of the austerity-driven reforms on current (and expected) health outcomes are also briefly analysed. We conclude with reflections on the future of public healthcare in South Europe.     

The Distributional Impact of Austerity and the Recession in Southern Europe

Southern European welfare states are under stress. On the one hand, the recession has been causing unemployment to rise and incomes to fall. On the other hand, austerity has affected the capacity of welfare states to protect those affected. This paper assesses the distributional implications of the crisis in Greece, Spain, Italy and Portugal from 2009 to 2013. Using a microsimulation model, we disentangle the first-order effects of tax–benefit policies from the broader effects of the crisis, and estimate how its burden has been shared across income groups. We conclude by discussing the methodological pitfalls and policy implications of our research.     

新背景下中国(南宁)—新加坡经济走廊的发展合作

中国(南宁)—新加坡经济走廊是连接中国和东盟"一轴两翼"区域合作构想的组成部分。本文基于国际、东盟和中国等各方面形势的新变化,提出中国(南宁)—新加坡经济走廊发展合作的一些建议。     

山东国内旅游增长相关分析与可持续发展构想

近年来山东省国内旅游需求增长迅速,主要得益于经济的持续稳定发展。定量化相关分析表明,二者之间呈较好的正相关性。然而发展不可盲目,也要有一定的度,可持续旅游发展才是正确方向。     

对《神圣家族》理论重要性的当代性解读

《1844年经济学-哲学手稿》是重新解读《神圣家族》的理论出发点。作为《1844年经济学-哲学手稿》基本理论成果的“感性活动”原则是理解《神圣家族》的理论基点。在“感性活动”的理论境域中,《神圣家族》的真正的理论重要性即刻凸显出来。     

关于我国行政区划改革的探讨

改革开放以来,我国的生产力得到迅速的发展,作为生产关系的旧的行政区划体制,逐渐暴露出其弊端,严重束缚了生产力的发展。因此,通过行政区划改革,建立一套新的与我国社会现状相适应的行政区划体制,显得尤为迫切。     

我国反垄断执法机构设立的困境与出路

我国反垄断法承担着反经济垄断与反行政垄断的双重重任,要使反垄断法发挥实效,必须设置一个权威、独立、专门的反垄断执法机构。目前在我国设置这样一个机构会遇到很多困难,其建议过于理想化。为了确保反垄断法能够得到贯彻和实施,我们可以在权力制衡思想下,采取多机构并存的体制。在多机构并存的情况下,商务部是可以作为一个执法机构来实施反垄断法的。     

浅论经济犯罪案件侦查中的主动进攻策略

目前,经济犯罪案件侦查工作中仍然存在着案源不足、侦查部门等案上门、侦查员依赖现成证据材料就案办案等问题,以至造成社会上许多经济犯罪案件不能及时发现和受到打击处理,这既妨碍了经济犯罪案件侦查部门职能的充分发挥,又使得部分经济犯罪活动得以逃脱法律制裁,对我国社会主义市场经济秩序的建立和完善造成很大不利。要解决以上问题,在经济犯罪案件侦查工作中实施主动进攻策略应当是一种选择。     

论党对社会主义经济建设的领导

社会主义的根本任务是解放和发展生产力,经济建设是党在社会主义阶段的工作中心。因此,党必须代表先进生产力的发展要求,集中精力领导经济建设,并努力提高驾驭和领导市场经济的能力和水平。     

Commercial Diplomacy and Statecraft in the Context of Economic Reform: The Indian Experience

It is almost a decade since India began its economic reforms. Apart from the purely domestic economic objectives that the reforms were expected to achieve, there was a recognition that reform was imperative if India wanted to become an economic power of consequence within and beyond its region. This had important foreign policy implications. Official pronouncements reflected the concern that the balance of fiscal power as opposed to military power was the key factor in determining a country's international standing. This called for an integrated strategy to bring economic and foreign policies closer. The implementation of a vigorous foreign economic policy could not be undertaken without sharpening the commercial diplomatic tool. Indian foreign policy over the last decade has been grappling with this challenge. This article analyses the reorientation in Indian foreign policy, assesses the efforts undertaken so far to make commercial diplomacy viable and highlights the challenges that multi-layered diplomacy poses for a country like India.