The Fallout to the Guide to the Proposed Basin Plan

The political fallout from the release of the Guide to the Proposed Basin Plan in the Murray‐Darling is illustrative of the difficulties associated with reallocating water resources in this context. The response of Minister Burke has been somewhat predictable, with a resurgent interest in public subsidy of irrigation infrastructure evident. This article is used to examine the policy background to the Guide and critically consider further subsidy of irrigation infrastructure. The article concludes that infrastructure investment at the expense of the public purse will fail to deal with the problems at hand and generate a plethora of additional future problems.     

努力提高党的执政能力

我们党从经济全球化、国家现代化及党的建设的现实出发 ,认识到在新世纪提高党的执政能力的重要性和迫切性 ,从“三个代表”重要思想高度 ,提出了培养、选拔一大批跨世纪担当重任的优秀年轻干部的任务。这是对党的执政思想和干部队伍建设理论的继承和发展 ,具有鲜明的时代特征