The Summer Semester

正While many parents schedule children's school holidays,students are encouraged to pursue interests of their own By Ji JingThis summer,Wang Tianshu,a 13-year-old junior middle school girl from Qingdao,east China's Shandong Province,signed up for a course at Beijing's New Oriental EducationTechnology Group,a renowned Chinese training institute focused largely on English instruction."I chose to attend the course entirely on my own will because I want to improve my English     

Advocating Meritocracy

<正>Canadian scholar extols China’s method of selecting officialsDaniel Bell,currently a political theorist,became an enthusiast of China in 1989when he met his Chinese wife,Song Bing,during his studies at Oxford.The Canadian national became even more interested in Chinaafter getting married and worked hard to learn Chinese.After receiving his Ph D from Oxford     

宪法修改的程序性力量与程序机制

宪法修改既可以通过宪法修改程序进行，也可以通过宪法解释、宪法惯例和宪法判例的形式来改变宪法的一些规定或改变宪法条文的原有含义。人民的愿望和态度是导致宪法修改的最根本的程序性力量。各国根据自身政治文化传统、权力分配架构和社会结构状况对宪法修改权和修宪程序作出制度安排，以期充分汇集、表达人民的意志，达到防止不合理的修宪议案被通过和减少将来修改案实施困难的目的。宪法修改程序是宪法规范和社会关系互动的权威机制，必须体现宪法适应社会要求和不断自我完善的内在规律。我国宪法规定的修改程序存在不合理之处，应该采取必要的措施完善修完建议权和提案权的程序规范，增加议决程序的民主性。     

Unemployment,living standards,and the working-class family in urban Canada in 1901

This article addresses a problem faced by many historians of living standards: what was the effect of unemployment on the real incomes of working-class families during industrialization? The 1901 Census of Canada offers a rare opportunity to answer this question, and to measure both unemployment and living standards while taking into account the contributions of all family wage-earners. The conclusion is that average weekly or monthly wages were more important than work duration in determining the living standards of poor families.