休闲产业新的经济增长点

休闲产业作为一个新的经济增 长点正快速地向我们走来。 何谓休闲产业,笼统地讲,是指与人的休闲生活、休闲行为、休闲需求（物质的与精神的）密切相关的产业领域,特别是以旅游业、娱乐业、服务业和文化产业为龙头形成的经济形态和产业系统,已成为国家经济发展的重要的支柱产业。休闲产业一般涉及到国家公园、博物馆、体育（运动项目、设施、设备、维修等）、影视、交通、旅行社、导游、纪念品、餐饮业、社区服务以及由此连带的产业群。休闲产业不仅包括物质产品的生产,而且也为人的文化精神生活的追求提供保障。 人们很难准确地算出在…     

浅谈"入世"后陕西开发休闲产业的比较优势

随着我国社会经济的发展和人民生活水平的提高,休闲产业已浮出水面,并逐渐成为新的重要的经济增长点。陕西在发展休闲业方面,拥有得天独厚的优势,应紧跟时代潮流,把握机遇,早作打算,充分发挥自身比较优势,大力发展休闲产业,变资源优势为经济优势。     

论休闲产业的发展

西方发达国家的休闲理论研究和产业化实践已相当成熟,休闲产业已成为很多国家的支柱产业。随着国民休息日的增加和可自由支配收入的增长,休闲产业在我国正显示出强劲的增长势头,已成为我国新的经济增长点。我国休闲产业的发展还存在许多制约因素,必须采取对应措施,以促进我国休闲产业的健康持续发展。     

城市休闲、娱乐和游憩产业集群空间结构与其区位效应研究

集群理论是研究产业内部关系以及产业空间发展的成熟理论.以人本主义的城市社会生活空间观为祝角,以城市生活质量的社区和场所体系为空间基础,对城市休闲、娱乐和游憩产业集群的模式及其空间形态结构规律进行探讨,为健全我国和谐的城市社会生活空间、提高城市社区居民生活质量作出理论建构.     

浙江省城市休闲化发展策略研究

休闲成为推动中国城市发展的内在动力。以浙江省11个地级市为研究对象,采用变异系数法和聚英分析法对各市城市休闲化水平进行研究,发现浙江各地级市的休闲化程度差异较大,两极分化明显。浙江省大部分城市休闲程度处于功能保障型。不同休闲等级的城市,其要解决的关键问题有所差异。譬如对于休闲体验型而言,处理好产业发展用地与居民生活用地之间的关系是未来休闲化发展急需要解决的一类矛盾。据研究显示,交通设施和安全相关指标对于每一类城市影响程度都较大,因此,未来浙江省城市休闲化的提升最先要考虑的是交通设施和安全方面,最先要引起关注的是经济发展水平较低的几个城市,并积极促进功能保障型向基础休闲型转变,基础休闲型向休闲体验型转变。     

议行分设:创新深圳社区治理结构

22年来,深圳的经济体制改革和经济发展取得了很大成绩,而社会体制改革和社会发展相对比较滞后。经济发展不等于生活质量,要使经济发展升华为生活质量,必须借助一个中介,一个转换器,这个中介和转换器就是社区建设。因为影响和制约生活质量的许多指标,如居住、环境、治安、休闲、保障、娱乐、健身、文化、卫生、计生、养老、托     

新农村建设背景下诸暨农家乐发展现状研究

近年来,诸暨农家乐休闲旅游业快速发展,形成了乡村民宿、休闲观光、休闲农庄、乡村乐园等多种农家乐休闲旅游业态,农家乐产业在统筹浙江省城乡发展进程以及新农村建设中具有十分重要的意义。本文调查了诸暨市农家乐发展的现状、发展模式、提升路径,并提出了可推广策略,进一步发挥农家乐产业在新农村建设中的重要作用。     

休闲将成为大产业

我国研究休闲和休闲产业起步较晚。休闲文化研究的力倡者于光远先生１９９３年在给旅游企业的题字中写道：“玩是人的根本需要之一；要玩得有文化，要有玩的文化，要研究玩的学术，要掌握玩的技术，要发展玩的艺术。”今年８月下旬在北京召开的休闲产业国际研讨会，目的就是为了让刚刚开始体会休闲的中国人能正确理解新时代的休闲理念，由此促进休闲产业的发展。我国居民已有１／３时间在闲暇中度过 何谓“休闲”？可能许多人会认为，“休闲”就是在工作之余恢复体力的休息、消遣、娱乐和游戏，是对紧张工作的调剂。然而几千年前中国圣贤的…     

哈尔滨市休闲农业的发展模式及对策建议

目前,哈尔滨市休闲农业正处于初级发展阶段,但优越的自然资源和经济发展机遇使休闲农业具有广阔的发展空间和较大的市场潜力。阐述了哈尔滨市休闲农业的发展现状与发展模式等几方面内容,并结合哈尔滨市的实际情况提出解决休闲农业发展问题的对策建议。     

消费社会休闲的异化与理性回归北大核心

生产力的飞速发展给人们带来了丰富的产品,甚至引发严重的生产过剩。为了缓解生产过剩的危机,西方发达国家把刺激消费作为重要国策,一个以消费为中心的社会逐渐形成。休闲是生活的组成部分,本质上是对自由的追求与实现,表现为人对自由时间的自由支配。然而,消费社会的休闲背离了主体自由,被异化为物化休闲和符号化休闲。面对消费社会休闲的种种异化,亟需从积极构建主体休闲意识、树立科学的休闲消费观、加强休闲伦理道德建设等方面着手,实现消费社会休闲的理性回归。     

The socio‐economic structure of European democracies

The article presents the findings of a factor analysis concerning socio‐economic structure and socio‐economic development in sixteen European democracies. The socio‐economic structure of these nations consists of three dimensions: level of affluence, level of industrialisation and degree of urbanisation. A prominent feature in the change of the contemporary social structure of Western Europe is the weakening of the relationship between affluence and industrialisation. Statements about the implications for political life of socio‐economic structure and socio‐economic development entering into theories about modernisation and social mobilisation may be clarified and tested only if socio‐economic concepts are made operational in terms of a set of indicators, the interaction between which can be stated by means of factor analysis and used in the construction of indices.     

Brain drain and South Africa's socioeconomic development: The waves and its effects

Many African countries are bedeviled with huge losses of human skills, and this, in turn, has affected thier development. From health professionals to teachers, academics and engineers, the continent has lost numerous skilled personnel who ought to be contributing extensively to its socio‐economic development. The socio‐economic development of a country hinges on the availability of skilled human resources to drive its growth. Brain drain has long being a challenge for South Africa as the country continues to lose skilled professionals to other countries, hence, the unsteady growth of its economy. Using a strict textual analysis of the relevant literature relating to brain drain in South Africa, the study found that the South African government lacks a clear cut policy on how to reduce brain drain, and this will impact the country's socioeconomic development in the long term. Using the theoretical framework of Lee's push and pull theory, the study argues that brain drain in South Africa is reinforced by certain socio‐economic factors. The paper concludes that South Africa's vision of becoming Africa's industrial hub may remain a dream if the country fails to put losing its skilled professionals under control.     

Evolution of monetary policy approaches: A case study of Indian economy

The monetary policy framework of India has undergone several transformations reflecting underlying macroeconomic and financial conditions as also the dominant socio‐politico‐economic paradigm. The present study makes pertinent commentary notes on different monetary policy approaches, including, for instance, the era of development planning, the era of monetarism, the era of multiple indicator approach, and the era of inflation targeting in India along with their respective advantages and disadvantages.     

Socio‐economic Considerations in Biosafety and Biotechnology Decision Making: The Cartagena Protocol and National Biosafety Frameworks

Article 26.1 of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety left open the possibility for member countries to include in their biosafety regulatory processes the assessment of socio‐economic considerations. Countries may also decide to include such assessments as part of their national legislation or regulations for the approval and deliberate release into the environment of genetically engineered technologies. Countries are debating if and how to implement assessment of socio‐economic considerations. This paper contributes to the ongoing policy dialogue by discussing issues related to socio‐economic assessment including scope, timing, inclusion modalities, methods, decision‐making rules and standards, and the integration of socio‐economic assessments in biosafety and/or biotechnology approval processes. This paper also discusses the implications of such inclusion for technology flows and public and private sector R&D. If inclusion is not done properly, it may negatively impact technology flows especially from the public sector and render an unworkable biosafety system.     

The fraying of the socio‐economic fabric of Hong Kong

Abstract

Since the 1980s, Hong Kong has undergone momentous socio‐economic changes, which in turn have greatly affected public attitudes toward society and the economy. Interpersonal trust and the sense of community have weakened. Hong Kong as a society is increasingly seen as unfair in the sense that it is not perceived as a land of opportunities for the hardworking. The capitalist rules of the game are increasingly considered by the people to be unacceptable. Public demands for more governmental intervention in the economy, particularly in the area of income redistribution, are increasingly raised. Nascent feelings of class antagonism are palpable as economic inequalities are getting worse. As social conflicts of various kinds proliferate, public anxieties about Hong Kong's fraying socio‐economic fabric have come to the fore. People expect the government and the legal institutions to strengthen social order. At the same time, however, public trust of all social, economic and social authorities is declining. Accordingly, as social discontent and anxieties accumulate, the socio‐economic system of Hong Kong will face serious challenge in the years ahead.     

‘New spaces’ for change?: Diamond governance reforms and the micro‐politics of participation in post‐war Sierra Leone

While the majority of research carried out on diamonds and development in Sierra Leone has focused on debates concerning the role that diamonds played in the country's civil war of the 1990s, little attention has been directed towards understanding how the emergence and consequences of ‘new spaces’ for citizen engagement in diamond governance are shaping relationships between mining and political economic change in the post‐war period. Recent fieldwork carried out in two communities in Kono District illustrates how the emergence of such spaces—although much celebrated by government, donors and development practitioners—may not necessarily be creating the ‘room for manoeuvre’ necessary to open up meaningful public engagement in resource governance. The analysis focuses on one recent governance initiative in the diamond sector—the Diamond Area Community Development Fund (DACDF)—which aims to strengthen citizen participation in decision‐making within the industry, but has frequently been at the centre of controversy. In framing and articulating socio‐environmental struggles over resource access and control in Sierra Leone's post‐war period of transition, the article highlights how the emerging geographies of participation continue to be shaped by unequal power relationships, in turn having an impact on livelihood options, decision‐making abilities and development outcomes in the country's diamondiferous communities. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Human rights and development: the case of local government transformation in South Africa

Local governments throughout the world are assuming a more important role in economic development of their communities as an increasing number of governments begin to decentralise powers and functions. As these lower levels of government seek sustainable local economic development (LED) strategies the human rights approach towards development becomes pertinent as globalisation accelerates. This article proposes an emphasis on socio‐economic rights as the basis for sustainable LED in developing countries. The article is based on the experience of South African local government in the period after 1994, leading up to the first democratic local government elections on 5 December 2000. Proceeding from the view that the promotion of human rights is necessary for the promotion of economic development, the article critically assesses the role of local government in the promotion of LED through a rights‐based approach. It is argued that the identification in the South African Constitution of local government with basic service provision (recently emphasised by a Constitutional court judgement) will place socio‐economic rights at the centre of LED strategies in South Africa. It is argued that this is indeed the most appropriate cornerstone of LED in South Africa. However, the transformation process that leads the country towards its progressive Constitution needs to be maintained and this article identifies five broad areas for transformation that may still be needed to entrench an adequate human rights culture within the sphere of local governance. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The centre no longer holds: The rise of regional leagues in Italian politics

The principal argument in this article is that the recent emergence of regional leagues in Italian politics is epiphenomenal to broader socio‐economic changes which have occurred in the country since the 1960s. The emergence of regional leagues are a reflection of the differentiation of Italian civil society from a centralised political authority ‐ mediated through parties ‐ and the development of regional and local units as centres of economic and political legitimacy and representation.     

Determinants of Seasonal Migration of Jharkhand: An Empirical Investigation

In Jharkhand, migration from rural to urban areas accounted for more than half of seasonal migration flows. In terms of spatial movements, rural–urban migration dominates migration for economic reasons. In Jharkhand seasonal migration is high and it is very high among the socio‐economically deprived and marginal groups. This paper examines the association between seasonal migration and its determining factors, particularly socio‐economic status; it observes that there is a significant negative association between economic status and temporary migration. Socio‐economically deprived and marginal groups such as ST, SC, Muslim, household from lower Monthly Per Capita Expenditure quintile and household having lower land holding have a greater propensity to migrate seasonally, which also reflects its distress‐driven nature. The study has found no significant effects of educational attainment on the propensity to migrate. Our results have numerous potential policy implications, including the design of typical social; security schemes for Jharkhand.     

Promoting good governance in Africa: The role of the civil society as a watchdog

Corruption, maladministration, nepotism, and poor accountability have reached unprecedented levels within the African continent. Consequently, this has impeded the successful and adequate provision of public services and by extension, hampered socio‐economic development and good governance. Undeniably, the entrenchment of civil society is vital for democratic purposes and the consolidation of good governance. For the purpose of this study, Africa is regarded as a unitary entity composed of synchronized autonomous states and governments. As a result, a strict examination of available and relevant literature on the provision of civil society in Africa was applied (were a systematic review of literature irtes was undertaken). The study was able to comprehensively understand the dynamics, challenges, and benefits related to the increasing rate at which is participating in Africa's governance related issues and their overall impact. The study was also able to understand how civil society in Africa has contributed to promoting good governance. It is, however, apparent that the increasing involvement of civil society in governance issues relates to transparency, upholding the rule of law, human rights, and the fight against corruption inter alia. The study also uncovered that the increase in the participation of civil society organizations will have a positive impact on governance as they will have the capacity to act as watchdogs to ensure that governments are effective and serving the needs of the public. Going forward, it will be imperative for civil society to work hand in hand with democratically elected governments in not only fighting corruption and promoting good governance but to also ensure that there is a socio‐economic and by extension political development within the African continent.