Performance of Public–Private Partnerships and the Influence of Contractual Arrangements

This article seeks to answer two research questions: does public-private partnerships (ppp) live up to its promises to government? How do contractual arrangements affect ppp performance? We propose a conceptual framework to evaluate ppp performance by comparing actual project outcomes to government goals in initiating the partnerships, and to explore how a set of contractual arrangements affect the ppp performance on each identified goal. The framework is applied to a comparative case analysis of highway ppp experiences in the commonwealth of virginia (us) since the 1990s. The results show that these ppp cases were successful in accessing innovative finance, but their performance was mixed on reducing construction risk and transferring revenue risk. Generally improved over time with later projects, the ppp performance was affected not only by interaction among contractual arrangements –private partner selection, financial arrangements, role division, risk allocation, and project characteristics – but also by authorizing and supportive legislation in the policy domain.     

警务原理之探讨(上)

本文认为警务原理就是指警察进行治安防范、侦察破案运非中的规律性。警务原理是客观存在的,警务原理的提出有其充分的依据。在此基础上,提出并论述了几条基本警务原理。     

欧洲穆斯林问题的三个维度:阶级、身份与宗教

有关欧洲穆斯林问题的大量研究,往往都关注穆斯林群体在西方世界中身份的建构以及伊斯兰文明与西方文明的紧张关系。但这些分析可能恰恰制造了某种盲区,因为它忽略了文明冲突表象下的阶级问题,也忽视了少数族裔的极端暴力行为所具有的政治意义。本文认为,今日欧洲的穆斯林问题,不仅仅是宗教导致的身份认同危机以及由此带来的恐怖主义问题,而且还是福利国家中的阶级压迫以及西方代议制民主危机的结果。所谓文明冲突,很可能是少数族裔、移民群体无产阶级化的结果,而不是源于欧洲穆斯林整合困境的深层次的原因。而从阶级分化这一因素出发,我们可以摆脱将宗教视为自然属性的偏见,从而深刻认识到伊斯兰教对于外籍劳工在经济、文化和社会联系上的意义。宗教和身份与其说是人的自然属性,不如说是成长于特殊经济基础之上结合独特文化元素的产物。因此,以一种基于阶级、身份等多维度而展开的更为丰富立体的视角来分析欧洲穆斯林的问题,将有助于研究者摆脱简单的印象式、描述式研究的局限,从而避免倒因为果的危险。     

Campus Kickoff

<正>New action plan hunts for talent in classrooms to get national soccer on the ball When Zhu Hui sat down to watch the match between China and Iran on the night of March 28,there was little optimism about the chances of the Chinese national team.They had lost almost all their group matches,and only a surprise victory over South Korea a week earlier had kept their hopes alive of surviving the qualifying rounds to reach the2018 FIFA World Cup.     

习近平关于思想舆论领域“三个地带”重要论述研究

思想舆论领域历来是意识形态斗争的先声阵地、前沿要地和抢夺重地,能否牢牢掌握思想舆论领域的发展方向和价值取向,关乎我国意识形态安全的战略性定位和全局性把握。党的十八大以来,以习近平同志为核心的党中央运用唯物辩证的思维方法,深刻把脉思想舆论的斗争态势,全面把握思想舆论发展规律,全面阐发了"三个地带"的科学内涵及其本质特征,深刻揭示了"三个地带"阵地建设存在的突出问题,并从方法论角度提出了通过高举旗帜、昂扬主旋律以守住红色地带,严厉打击、着力净化以管控黑色地带,积极争取、合理利用以转化灰色地带的具体工作部署,实现了新时代我国思想舆论工作的创新与深化。     

美国《专利法》 最新修改法案评介

以美国<专利法>修改法案S515为对象,分析介绍了美国专利法修改的主要内容,对先申请原则、损害赔偿金、管辖地和异议程序等重要条款的修改做了详细的介绍和相应的评论.     

不破哲三:列宁对马克思恩格斯国家观的误读

不破哲三指出,在国家观上,列宁的《国家与革命》存在着对马克思恩格斯关于“打碎旧的国家机器”和是否废除“民主共和制”等思想的严重误读,认为马克思恩格斯“打碎旧的国家机器”原意是指“改造旧的国家机器”。但列宁却在《国家与革命》中认为“打碎旧的国家机器”就是全部“破坏”、“粉碎”等意思,将马克思恩格斯对“民主共和国”的肯定曲解为废除“民主共和国”。其原因在于列宁并未读过马恩的相关著作,就根据当时俄国的具体实际得出了被后来人们认为具有普遍指导意义的结论。     

A SONG OF SNOW AND ICE

<正>With winter sport popularity on the rise,China anticipates a Winter Olympics at home After a two-year long bidding journey,Beijing hopes to be named the host city of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games at the 128th Session of the International Olympic Committee(IOC)in Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia on July 31.Beijing formally announced its bid in November 2013 and then was selected as