Community Council Cooperation: The Lake Macquarie City Council Co-Governance Delegation Model

In its Better, Stronger Local Government, the Independent Local Government Review Panel (2012a, 2012b) advanced several claims regarding the performance of New South Wales (NSW) local government, including the supposed need for additional “sub-council” governance structures. This article argues that there is no need to “reinvent the wheel” in NSW local government by introducing additional “sub-council” structures since existing regulation already enables local authorities to engage in local co-governance. Using the example of the Lake Macquarie City Council (“LakeMac”) “delegation model,” the article shows that LakeMac has been successful in its endeavors to engage widespread community participation in co-governance to manage council facilities.     

积极加强多边经济外交促进区域经济发展

党的十六大提出,在新的历史时期要全面提高对外开放水平,适应经济全球化和加入世贸组织的新形势,在更大范围、更广领域和更高层次上参与国际经济技术合作和竞争,充分利用国际国内两个市场,优化资源配置,拓展发展空间,以开放促改革促发展,全面建设小康社会,加快推进社会主义现代化建设。 我国未来的外交走向,应该从这个大局出发,为确保这一目标的顺利实现创造条件和营造有利的国际环境。在外交工作中,我国越来越重视多边外交的作用,积极推动经济、环境保护和社会等领域的国际合作。因此,如何积极加强多边     

加快经济一体化推动非洲发展

许多中国人习惯于将非洲大陆看作一个整体,但在现实中非洲由53个主权国家组成,市场处于严重的分割状态,阻碍了非洲国家内部贸易的往来。独立伊始,非洲国家领导人就认识到,仅靠本国单薄的经济实力,难以满足发展民族经济的需要。只有把区域范围内分散的力量联合起来,开发内部资源,互通有无,进行合作,才能克服困难,解决一些最迫切的经济问题。于是,     

The Role of Non -Economic Drivers in Development Planning: The Case of South Korea and Turkey

ABSTRACT

The relationships between economic growth and planning strategies have been debated in different disciplines of social science. However, the emphasis has been more on structural and theoretical assumptions of planning and economics at the expense of other important non-economic and institutional factors that include social, cultural, political, and administrative dimensions. To explain the different approaches and outcomes of development planning, one needs to examine other factors that influence the nature of these plans and why they have been adopted. Using rigorous systematic and thematic review of government reports, academic publications and data from international organizations, this comparative study reveal the unique role non-economic factors play in countries’ development. It has been revealed that these factors not only influence the nature of planning strategies adopted by governments but also affect how these plans are implemented. Since South Korea and Turkey have achieved impressive economic growth over the last half a century, they have been selected as a case study to examine the role non-economic factors in their respective developments.     

Ministers in Ulster: The Machinery of Direct Rule

Lord Windlesham Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords, was until recently Minister of State for Northern Ireland. This article is the revised text of a lecture he gave at The New University of Ulster on 26 April 1973. The lecture was delivered as one of a series of six, arranged by the Department of Social Administration at The New University, which have since been published as Occasional Papers. I would like to acknowledge the kindness of Professor H. Griffiths in agreeing so readily to the proposal to reproduce Lord Windlesham's contribution to this series of lectures in 'Public Administration'. (Hon. Editor.)     

蒙古国经济理论体系的发展与创新

自20世纪90年代初，伴随蒙古经济转型，西方经济学的一些新兴理论模式和分析方法日益为蒙古的经济学界所接受和推崇，并被应用于蒙古的经济改革实践，对促进其经济学理论体系的发展产生了一定影响。与此同时，如何加强对本民族经济发展史和思想史的研究，对本国经济运行做出自己的解释，解决经济学的“本土化”问题，成为蒙古的经济学界面临的一项新课题。