Saving Strong Neighborhoods From the Destruction of Mortgage Foreclosures: The Impact of Community-Based Efforts in Detroit,Michigan

Mortgage foreclosures hit Detroit, Michigan hard between 2005 and 2014, especially in what we define as strong neighborhoods; there, more than one third of homes experienced foreclosure. Before the crisis hit, these selected tracts had largely intact physical environments and higher owner occupancy, household income and property value than the citywide median. In some of them residents worked intensely to abate the neighborhood effects of mortgage foreclosures. This study examines those efforts’ effectiveness. We selected neighborhoods with the most extensive efforts, as measured, for instance, by creation of community-based plans and applications for grants, and we conducted interviews and field observations to examine those efforts. To assess strengthening of neighborhood housing markets, we applied a modified adjusted interrupted time-series approach to evaluate changes in prices as one measure of neighborhood change. We found that strong resident initiative supported by community development organizations and external assistance led to increased neighborhood housing prices, compared with comparable neighborhoods. However, when initiative, context, and support were weaker, community-based efforts could not prevent considerable decline.     

The Formation and Impact of Isomorphic Pressures: Extravagant Position‐Related Consumption in China

In this article, we examine the impact of isomorphic pressures on institutional practices, a field that has not been adequately explored and explained. A critical issue, on which this article focuses, is the process by which isomorphic pressures translate into homogenous institutional practices across organizations. Drawing on the case of extravagant position‐related consumption in local governments in China, we identify the sources of isomorphic pressures, how they come to have an impact, in what ways they are manifested and how they are sustained. We find that institutionalized isomorphic pressures may create informal institutional practices in contradiction to formal legal norms. We further analyze the endogenous dynamics behind the formation of isomorphic pressures, which are deeply embedded in the complex web of Chinese bureaucratic relationships. This article is based on 65 in‐depth interviews with government officials as well as relevant government documents and media accounts.     

马来西亚城市化进程对马来家庭的影响

随着马来亚联合邦(马来西亚前身)于1957年宣布独立,该国的城市化进程如火如荼地拉开了帷幕。近半个世纪以来,随着政府颁布一系列扶植马来人的政策,特别是1971年推行新经济政策,越来越多的马来人从乡村涌向城市,投身到国家的经济建设中去。以伊斯兰教为生活指引的马来家庭在城市化浪潮中受到巨大冲击,发生了诸多改变。本研究通过对马来西亚首都吉隆坡47家低收入马来家庭的采访和调研,解析了马来家庭功能在城市化进程中发生的变化以及这种变化造成的影响。     

构建新型国际关系的伟大创举——首轮中美战略与经济对话评析

成熟有效的体制、机制是实现中美关系持续发展的重要条件。首轮中美战略与经济对话,是中美关系史上具有标志性意义的重大事件,开创了国际关系史上的卓越范例,是建立21世纪新型国际关系的伟大创举。     

两岸银行业小微金融合作模式探讨——基于路桥的案例分析

台湾银行业十分关注小微企业金融服务,为大陆银行更好开展小微金融提供了借鉴。据此,本文探讨两岸银行业小微金融的合作模式及如何开展合作。首先,本文分析台湾银行业在大陆的投资布局,认为台湾银行投资大陆以开设分支机构为主。其次,本文从技术合作、业务合作和股权合作三个角度探讨两岸银行业小微金融合作模式,并以路桥为例探索两岸银行业小微金融如何开展合作。最后,本文提出推进银行业小微金融合作应采取的配套措施。     

废旧产品回收再造模式研究

实行废旧产品的循环利用,能够实现经济发展中的资源节约和环境友好.而明确废旧产品回收再制造的流程处理模式,选择合理的回收组织模式和再造组织模式,可以为废旧产品的循环利用提供具有实践价值的运作模式,从而提高循环利用资源的效率以及环境效益.     

非政府组织在农村社会救助中的作用

社会救助作为社会保障制度的原始形态和重要组成部分,是保障公民生存权的最后一层安全网,因而在改善民生、构建和谐社会中具有基础性的特殊意义.现阶段我国农村社会救助的主要制度有:五保供养制度、农村最低生活保障制度和农村救灾救助制度等.这些制度在实施中都不同程度地存在着问题.非政府组织在参与农村社会救助方面的优势,可以弥补农村社会救助的不足,能够起到补充资金提高效率和满足多样性的作用.在农村社会救助过程中构建政府与非政府组织合作模式的路径在于:构建共同的治理空间,形成组织上的互补和探索科学的合作方式.     

英语写作中的中国式英语错误分析

中国式英语是英语写作的最大障碍之一,在措词、句式、篇章结构等方面严重影响英语写作的质量以及书面交际的效果。因此有必要对其产生的原因进行错误分析,在此基础上提出相应的对策,来帮助学生在英语写作中,尽量避免中国式英语的出现,切实提高学生的英语写作能力。     

唐宋时期政府商业政策的变化

唐宋处于中国封建文明史的转型时期,包括封建经济在内的社会生活的各个方面都发生了前所未有的深刻变化.与繁荣兴旺的商品经济相适应,唐宋政府的商业政策亦随之进行了调整.概而言之,主要是由专卖榷利制度向注重征商转变,商税逐渐制度化、规范化,扶商政策出现并付诸实施.     

执政合法性的一般理论及其启示——执政党建设的全球化视角

执政合法性问题不是一个法律概念,而是一个政治概念。任何政党在执政后都有一个执政合法性的问题。西方国家在实践中形成的执政合法性理论,对当代中国共产党具有借鉴意义。增强执政基础,不能单纯依靠经济发展,必须同时解决好政治、文化和社会发展问题,处理好合法性与合法化、合法性与有效性、合法性与合道义性的关系。