Lies, Defection, and the Pattern of International Cooperation

This article characterizes how incentives to lie affect international cooperation and the design of cooperation agreements. I study the optimal structure of cooperation agreements in an environment where the costs of cooperation fluctuate over time. Cooperation is complicated by the fact that the costs of cooperation are private information and participants can benefit from lying about them. When the extent of asymmetries of information between the cooperating governments can be measured in terms of the transparency of the political process, democracies face greater contracting opportunities than authoritarian regimes. However, this article shows that even under asymmetries of information, a limited extent of cooperation can be achieved when the design of cooperation agreements recognizes incentives to lie.     

What Lies Beyond Service Delivery-An Australian Perspective

Abstract

As government uses of information technology mature, awareness is growing of the need to effectively engage citizens in all stages of the policy process. E-democracy is often what lies beyond electronic service delivery, through a gradual process of learning and user feedback.

This article describes the national framework for e-government in Australia, levels of technology literacy in elected officials, and current electronic democracy initiatives in several Australian state and territory governments. These illustrate the potential for e-government to transform democracy, but they also highlight the need to reinforce democratic values and develop new literacies of citizenship.     

增强国家核心竞争力重在用人

用人得当是增强国家核心竞争力的关键。本文从用人观念、用人制度、监督监察、协调机制四个方面展开论述,强调以人为本,充分调动各类人才的积极性、主动性和创造性,靠完善的制度来保证优秀人才脱颖而出,深化干部人事制度改革,真正把群众的代言人、带头人、德才兼备的人才选拔到领导岗位上来。     

本质在坚持执政为民

江泽民同志在"5@31"讲话中提出,贯彻"三个代表"要求,本质在坚持执政为民.这是刘我们党执政理念的本质定位,从根本上回答了党的执政本质、执政资格、执政功能和为谁执政等问题,是在新的历史条件下对马克思主义政党执政理论的丰富、发展和执政规律认识的深化.     

陕西的发展关键在重视和使用人才

在分析陕西的开发条件和要素时,陕西的领导和专家会如数家珍般地指出:１陕西具有承东启西,联合西北的区位优势,离东部沿海发达地区的市场最近,可以成为生产要素由东向西转移的首选承接地;２陕西有丰富的矿产资源,种类多、储量大、品位高,可开发价值总量达８８万亿元,居全国第四,每平方公里资源价值为全国之首;３陕西现有高等院校５０多所,科研机构１０００多个,各类专业科技人员８０多万人,综合科技开发能力在全国名列前茅。专家还可列举出更多的优势来。对如何发展陕西经济,十多年来则是争论不休,专家们各持己见未能统一起来。如果从要素的…     

完善市场经济体制关键在政府--学习《中共中央关于完善社会主义市场经济体制若干问题的决定》

完善社会主义市场经济必然需要政府体制改革相配合,今后改革的重点将由企业转向政府,提高社会管理的效益和公共服务的效益成为体制改革的关键。要积极深化行政审批制度改革,加快政府职能转变和机构改革,切实把政府经济管理职能转到主要为市场主体服务和创造良好发展环境上来。     

关键在坚持与时俱进--学习江泽民同志“5·31”重要讲话

"贯彻‘三个代表'要求,关键在坚持与时俱进",这是江泽民同志5月31日在中央党校省部级干部进修班毕业典礼讲话中提出的一个极其重要的论断.