从欧洲就业战略到新欧洲就业战略

就业抑制是导致欧洲就业困境的主要原因之一,欧洲就业战略和新欧洲就业战略的核心都是在保障基本就业权利的基础上从传统的就业抑制转向就业激励,对促进欧洲就业发挥了巨大作用,对我国的就业政策具有较强的借鉴意义。     

繁荣哲学社会科学与学术的民主自由

百花齐放、百家争鸣,是繁荣与发展哲学社会科学的正确方针与方法,因为它充分体现了学术上的民主与自由。百花齐放,必须以百家争鸣为前提。社会中各种学派的存在有其客观必然性,符合科学发展规律,有利于防止学术上的教条主义、保守主义。历史事实证明,诸子百家的兴起与纷争,是文化繁荣的保证,也是国家进步、社会民主的表现与标志。马克思主义始终追求真理,不怕批评与反对,同各种学派的辩论与比较,有利于促进对马克思主义认识的提高与传播。在马克思主义指导下,以繁荣我国文化与科学为目的的不同学派的建立,与弘扬社会主义主旋律并不矛盾,它们是多样性与统一性的关系。     

竞争机制的缺陷及其限制

竞争机制是市场经济社会最基本的运行机制,是现代社会制度化结构高效率运行的基本动力机制,我们要在倡导竞争机制的同时不断完善其结构和运行方式。但竞争机制也会造成某些深刻的社会问题,有些问题难以通过完善竞争机制本身来解决,而是要在方法论层面对制度化结构和精神价值系统做出区分,寻求对竞争机制的价值补偿,达到消解其“原生缺陷”的目的。     

论构建和谐社会的三大基石

和谐社会的构建是一项复杂系统的工程,它涉及政治、经济、文化、生态等各个领域。文章主要探讨了构建和谐社会的三大基石,即和谐的道德价值取向、公平正义的利益分配机制、稳定平衡的生态环境,这三大基石分别为和谐社会的构建提供伦理支撑、制度保证和生态基础。     

构建和谐山西的战略思路

构建和谐山西,必须坚持科学发展,夯实和谐山西的物质基础;建设活力山西,健全和谐山西的体制保障;打造文化山西,巩固和谐山西的精神支撑;发展循环经济,奠定和谐山西的生态依托;坚持以人为本,筑牢和谐山西的群众基础。     

私分国有资产罪若干问题新解

私分国有资产罪是刑法新增设的罪名,司法实践中对该罪的认定存在认识上的差异。通过重新探讨本罪罪名、性质、犯罪主体、犯罪对象以及客观行为特征等方面的一些具体问题,以求更准确地理解和适用这一罪名。     

Economic Threats or Societal Turmoil? Understanding Preferences for Authoritarian Political Systems

Why do some individuals prefer to be governed in an authoritarian political system? One intuitive answer is that citizens prefer authoritarian rule when the economy and society are in turmoil. These are common explanations for democratic backsliding, and the emergence and success of authoritarian leaders in the twentieth century. Which of these explanations better explains preferences for authoritarian rule? Both types of threat coincide in small samples and high-profile cases, creating inferential problems. I address this by using three waves of World Values Survey data to look at individual-level preferences for different forms of authoritarian government. Using multiple macroeconomic and societal indicators, I find that economic threats, especially increasing income inequality, better explain preferences for authoritarian government. I conclude with implications for understanding the emergence of support for authoritarianism in fledgling democracies.     

Robert Tollison and operationalizing public choice

In this tribute to Robert Tollison, I will outline his contributions to the development of public choice. I focus on Tollison’s work on rent-seeking, the political economy of reform, and the rules level of analysis in sports economics. Throughout his career, Tollison brilliantly figured out ways to take insights from price theory and public choice theory and operationalize them using multiple methods of empirical analysis, including historical interpretation and statistical testing.