China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) development projects and entrepreneurial potential of locals

This research explores a very important issue arising from the initiation of China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in Pakistan, as the major impact seems to be focused towards small businesses and how they will cope in this competitive market once Chinese businesses enter in the country. According to scholars and officials, CPEC will generate several business opportunities for the local Pakistani community. However, studies related to the CPEC project are limited and only focused on the development of the CPEC project in various aspects alone. The existing study examined the local entrepreneur's attitude and intention in the context of CPEC using a sample of 255 survey questionnaires. Structural equation modeling was used to test the proposed hypotheses. Data were gathered from the existing business community in Karachi, Pakistan. The results validated most of the hypotheses showing positive attitude towards entrepreneurs and intention towards CPEC development project. Specifically, local transportation and accessibility of cities show a significant relationship with a positive attitude. Similarly, the attitude of entrepreneurs also shows a positive relationship with entrepreneur's intention towards CPEC development projects. Findings have important theoretical and practical implications for policymakers of CPEC in creating an overall entrepreneurial ecosystem.     

Casino Interests,Fujian Tongxianghui and Electoral Politics in Macao

The study of hometown associations has been traditionally focused on their social and cultural activities, but little research has been conducted on their political and electoral participation. The direct elections held for the Legislative Assembly in September 2013 in the Macao Special Administrative Region were characterised by the emergence of a clear triangular relationship between casino interests, Fujianese tongxianghui (a hometown association or an interest group with members sharing the same locality ties) and electoral politics. The prominent victory of an electoral group led by the Fujianese tongxianghui and represented under the umbrella of the United Citizens Association of Macao (UCAM) was unprecedented in Macao’s political participation and historical development. As a community leader of the Fujian community, Chan Meng Kam formed the UCAM to perform multiple functions: protecting his casino interests, articulating the interests of the Fujianese and the society vis-à-vis the casino state, acting as an intermediary between the Macao government and ordinary citizens, especially in the northern district which is the power base of the UCAM, and serving as a united front machinery for a unique sub-ethnic interest group to win the hearts and minds of the people of Macao.     

网上银行被盗银行承担举证责任的案例评析

在无法举证过错、证据相对不足的情况下,如何配置举证责任,如何分配损失承担,是网上银行被盗后法律需要预设解决的问题。储户在网上银行的存储构成了和银行的债权合同关系,银行是存入资金的所有者,理应承担被盗损失,银行应作为第一损失承担者,负有首要责任并承担主要的举证责任。同时,也要增加储户的安全注意义务,防止恶意储户骗取银行赔偿,改进技术,增加银行的安全保障措施和加大对金融消费者的民事保护力度。对银行配置严格责任才能增强储户对银行金融创新业务的信赖,从长远促进银行业的发展。     

找回“弱关系”:解决农村纯女户融合难的现实路径——来自江西Y村的思考

在以往的社会网络研究中,多注重社会网络中强关系部分,而对弱关系研究强调不够。良好的弱关系是个体与社会发生联系的重要环境,在男性偏好依然存在的农村地区,邻里的接纳与支持对于纯女户顺利融入社区具有重要意义。本文在分析了纯女户日常交往中获得弱支持资料的基础上,认为正向弱关系的缺乏造成了纯女户人际交往上的疏离,这是一种隐性的歧视方式,更应引起警觉。     

Community violence exposure of Southeast Asian American adolescents

Southeast Asian adolescents in the United States face the daily challenge of adjusting to the American culture and their culture of origin. However, little is known about how the patterns of their bicultural adjustment influence psychological symptoms, especially when faced with other challenges such as community violence and negative life events. Additionally, the overrepresentation of Southeast Asian youth in the mental health and juvenile justice systems also necessitates a deeper understanding of the adjustment of this group of adolescents. Data from a sample of 80 Vietnamese and Cambodian adolescents who were between 13 and 18 years old revealed high rates of community violence witnessing and victimization, and a moderate level of negative life events. All of these stressors were related to higher externalizing and trauma-related symptoms, but only violence victimization and negative life events were related to higher internalizing symptoms. There was an additive effect of higher bicultural orientation related to lower externalizing and traumatic-stress symptoms in the face of stress and violence exposure, but no moderation effects were found.     

Correlates of in-law conflict and intimate partner violence against Chinese pregnant women in Hong Kong

This study examines correlates of in-law conflict with intimate partner violence (IPV) against pregnant women in a cohort of Chinese pregnant women who visited antenatal clinics in Hong Kong. This was a territory-wide, cross-sectional study of 3,245 pregnant women recruited from seven hospitals in Hong Kong. Participants were invited to complete the Chinese Abuse Assessment Screen and a demographic questionnaire. About 9% of the pregnant women reported having been abused by their partners in the preceding year. In-law conflict was the characteristic most significantly associated with preceding-year abuse against pregnant women, after controlling for covariates. Findings underscore the need to obtain information on in-law conflict as a risk factor for IPV. In-law conflict should be included in the assessment of risk for IPV. For the prevention of IPV, family-based intervention is needed to work with victims as well as in-laws.     

Windows系统中文件时间属性的变化及影响因素

目的分析Windows系统中不同因素对文件时间属性的影响,总结文件时间属性的变化规律。方法在FAT32和NTFS两种文件系统中,对文件和文件夹进行各种操作,记录其时间属性的变化情况,总结其规律并分析各种因素的影响。结果文件时间属性的更新与系统环境、操作方法、文件类型等因素有关,而且文件时间属性更新有特定的周期。结论Windows系统中文件时间属性的变化既有特定的规律,又受其它因素影响,在检验中应加以注意。     

Gang Lin,Taiwan’s Party Politics and Cross-Strait Relations in Evolution (2008–2018)

Journal of Chinese Political Science -     

From Performance Budgeting to Performance Budget Management: Theory and Practice

This article examines the decades‐long practices of performance budgeting in different countries and their associated challenges from a multilayered institutional framework. Based on theory and lessons learned, the article recommends an array of strategies to address institutional and organizational barriers. It also proposes to reconceptualize performance budgeting as a performance budget management system and suggests how multiyear budget planning, financial risk assessment, policy planning, the departmental budget cycle, the program budget cycle, stakeholder engagement, regular spending reviews, and performance audits should be integrated more closely to address the long‐term fiscal challenges faced by many governments and to respond to the public pressure on agencies to do more with less.     

刑事政策与和谐社会

研究刑事政策,对于构建和谐社会具有十分重要的现实意义.刑事政策的概括性和抽象性决定了刑事政策无法被直接执行,而只能通过相关的法律或制度表现出来,这些配套制度是否完备直接影响到刑事政策执行的准确性和程度.