Understanding the Constraints on the Supply of Public Education to the Migrant Population in China: evidence from Shanghai

The right to education for children from rural migrant families in urban areas has sparked heated debates in China. While there are increasing indications of policy changes to bring public education to all citizens regardless of their residency, it is less clear what kinds of resources are needed to create an education supply to serve this constantly moving and ever-growing population. Using archival and interview data on a large urban district in Shanghai, the authors analyze the constraints faced by local government in providing full-scale free education to migrant children. The authors find that the public finance scheme, teacher staffing policy and land use policy are the three factors that constrain the supply of public education in large metropolitan areas. This analysis also shows that under the current decentralized management scheme, local government alone does not have the capacity to resolve these constraints. This finding calls for coordination among various state branches at the national level.     

Global Currency In Sight

<正>China is promoting greater use of the yuan in global trade,investment and as a reserve currency China’s currency,the yuan,ascended to a higher global status in 2014,with the value of cross-border payments by the currency accounting for 23.6percent of total cross-border payments,according to a report on the globalization of the yuan released by the People’s Bank of China,the country’s central bank,on     

混合选举制会形成两党制吗?——基于台湾地区“立法院”选举的分析

选举制度与政党体系之间有着高度的相关性,著名的迪韦尔热定律即持此种观点.多数学者都已证明,单一选区制和议会内两大党制度的形成有高度关联性.那么,混合选举制度会对政党体系带来什么样的影响呢?本文以台湾地区为例,分析混合选举制度改革以来政党体系的变化.由于台湾地区长期实行中选区、单记名不可转让投票制,在政党政治上长期保持一党独大体制.2008年,台湾地区实行了混合选举制改革后的第一次议会选举.混合选举制会导致两党制吗?本文将以“立法院”七次选举为例进行分析.     

The third mission stalled? Universities in China’s technological progress

This paper outlines China??s progress in developing endogenous capacity for knowledge diffusion and commercialization in the higher education sector. Despite a promising start in the 1980s and early 1990s, academic technology transfer has not kept pace with rapid growth of the country??s overall technological endeavors. But there is evidence of institutional evolution in that university-industry linkages are moving from more hierarchical and rigid forms established under the centrally planned economy into more flexible and market-based arrangements. After probing what underscores the stalling of universities?? new found mission, the paper offers layered policy suggestions on what can be done to overcome the conundrum.     

新加坡的网络经济浅析

全球新经济特别是网络经济发展迅猛，亚洲各国纷纷把新经济作为２１世纪经济发展的主要内容。本文着重分析新加坡在发展网络经济的过程中，所具有的优势，采取的措施以及面临的问题。     

Taking Off for Foreign Lands Chinese tourists take flight, set sail and hit the road to travel abroad

When reminiscing of her travels,Wang Yuanwang thinks back fondly to a 10-day kayaking trip she took in Russia with several classmates when she studied there in 2004. "We fished,picked mushrooms and wild fruit to feed ourselves.As we paddled we had a great view of the northern European landscape," said Wang,now a stewardess for Hong Kong Airlines."At night,we'd make camp on one of the many thousands of islands in the area,light a bonfire and watch meteors streak across the sky.The 10-day trip was like living in a fairy tale," she said.     

A Treasure Trove Of Resources

China will accelerate shale gas industrialization to meet the nation’s energy demand Looking to satisfy its growing fuel demands, China is turning to shale gas, natural gas trapped within rock forma- tions. "China has huge reserves of shale gas. If successful industrialized production is realized,     

A BIG HIT

The Ya’an earthquake resulted in huge economic losses, but is unlikely to affect the national economy The 7.0-magnitude earthquake that hit Ya’an City in Sichuan Province not only caused a     

In Search of Fresh Air

Beijing works hard to breathe new life into tackling its worsening pollution There was a time when Beijing was known to the world over only for its iconic landmarks like Tiananmen Square,the Forbidden City and the Great Wall.Now,the often smog-shrouded city frequently makes global headlines for its hazardous air pollution.     

What Next for Property Market?

He Yuanxiang is a Beijing-based real estate agent working at Homelink,one of the biggest house brokerages in the country.She expected a lesser workload after an extremely busy March,but that’s not what she got.