Does Corruption Hinder Private Businesses? Leadership Stability and Predictable Corruption in China

We study whether corruption hinders businesses by investigating China's private enterprises, which have developed rapidly despite high corruption levels. We argue that a key factor determining the effects of corruption is corruption predictability, which is significantly influenced by government leadership stability. When the same leaders remain in major offices for long tenures, corruption is relatively predictable, reducing hindrance to businesses. When leaders change frequently, entrepreneurs need to constantly cultivate new connections with officials and face more uncertainty; therefore, corruption becomes a major obstacle. We conduct field interviews to explore channels through which leadership stability encourages predictable corruption. We also use the 2012 World Bank Enterprise Survey of Chinese private firms and develop a novel measure of leadership stability of the local Chinese government based on a self‐collected data set of municipal party committees to test our hypotheses. Results of various models are consistent with our hypotheses.     

Inter-regional diffusion of policy innovation in China: A comparative case study

Classic theoretical research on the diffusion of policy innovation is usually based on decentralized democratic regimes. However, in authoritarian centralized countries such as China, questions such as, ‘What are the driving forces and the structural dynamics behind local government policy innovation and inter-regional diffusion?’ and ‘How do the governmental structural factors lead to the different patterns of diffusion of policy innovation across local governments?’ are interesting research topics. The theoretical framework proposed in this study highlights the roles of the contingent vertical and horizontal governmental relations in innovation diffusion. I extract two key properties: vertical mandatory intervention from the central government and horizontal political competition among peer governments. This research uses four models to develop a new typology of the inter-regional diffusion of policy innovation in China: (1) the enlightenment model, (2) the championship model, (3) the designation model, and (4) the recognition model. A comparative case study is conducted in this research, with four policy cases showing that China has developed diversified mechanisms to encourage local governments to perform policy innovation and inter-regional diffusion.     

Compressed Development

In this paper we argue that the path of economic development for would-be developers has changed fundamentally since the 1980s. Focusing on East Asia, and taking a broad perspective that spans the economic and social dimensions of development, we contend that the path charted by the “late development” model has become all but impassible. The path is now better conceived as one of “compressed development.” Key differences are 1) the extent and consequences of compression; 2) the primary mode of engagement with the world economy—via global value chains; and 3) the interaction of these. Compressed development forces states to address a number of simultaneous challenges, resulting in “policy stretch.” We identify key features of an “adaptive state” suited to navigating the path of compressed development.     

政治文明的意识转向--从价值意识到问题意识

政治文明是一种相对的文明,世界上没有尽善尽美的政治,政治文明作为一种存在形态有其局限性,问题意识是推进政治文明不断发展的理性思维.从政治意识文明的角度研究社会主义政治文明在过去较为少有,希望拙作能有助于人们能从政治意识文明中的"价值意识"的长期纠缠中解脱,并对政治意识文明中的"问题意识"有清醒的认识和宽容的对待,因为"问题意识"本身可能蕴涵和还原出社会主义政治文明的应有境界.     

大国协调:21世纪大国关系的主旋律——兼论中国在大国协调中的作用

近代国际体系建立以来,大国始终占有独特的地位。特定历史时期大国的战略走向及其相互关系在某种程度上决定着人类的前途和命运。当今大国关系发生了重大变化,走向合作、协调是时代发展的主旋律。全球化的大背景下,国际形势的发展越来越把世界各大国拉到了一起,大国之间不应是敌人和对手,而应是合作共赢的伙伴。各大国唯有合作、协调,积极参与全球治理,方能应对共同面临的全球性问题。正在实现伟大民族复兴的中国将在国际舞台上扮演举足轻重的角色,在增进大国协调共创和谐世界的伟业中发挥独特的作用。     

低碳经济发展的政府应对之策：能力建设与管理变革

低碳经济是一次新的技术变革和产业革新,它将带来新一轮的全球竞争,只有积极发展低碳经济,才能避免在这场竞争中错失良机．增强经济竞争力。全球金融危机为我国向低碳经济转型．实现科学发展提供了契机,只有行动起来,实施“绿色新政”,进行政府管理的适应性变革,提高政府能力．才能更好地促进我国的可持续发展。     

美国文官制度的变革与思考

美国文官制度经历了从政党分肥制到现代功绩制的深刻变革，至1978年，卡特政府创建了高级文官制度，在政务官之下、普通文官之上设置高级文官阶层。高级文官作为连接政务官和普通文官的桥梁和纽带，突破了政治与行政的界限，将政治家和官僚的角色融为一体，扮演着既是领导者，又是管理者的角色，在联邦政府中起着承上启下的作用，全面提升了政府的政治和技术回应性。但高级文官中政治任命的非常任高级文官更换频繁，与竞争晋升的常任高级文官和普通文官之间，又产生了新的矛盾和冲突，造成政府优秀人才的流失。从历史的角度，认真总结美国文官制度变革的经验与教训，对于我国公务员制度建设，特别是高级公务员制度建设，具有重要意义。     

河南基层法律服务工作现状及前瞻性思考

基层法律服务在构建社会主义和谐社会、着力建设社会主义新农村的新形势下，其发展前景、发展原则如何确定，队伍建设、业务建设、制度建设怎样加强，指导管理如何强化，是司法行政机关亟待解决的问题，也是当前司法行政工作学习实践科学发展观调研的重要课题。现将笔者对基层法律服务工作的了解、思考以及工作的设想予以简要阐述，以就教于同行。     

戒毒康复工作人文化、科学化之探讨

为进一步落实好《司法部关于依托劳教场所建立戒毒康复中心试点的意见》的精神，浙江省十里坪劳教所发挥自身优势，在边建设、边摸索、边总结、边提高的实践中，采取有力措施，着重在提高戒治效果上做文章。开展了两期共80多人的康复收治工作，取得了较好的效果，戒毒康复工作正朝着良性循环的轨道发展，成为该所进一步深化劳教工作改革的组成部分，为实现“首要标准”提供了有效途径。     

网络侵权探讨及司法实践

网络环境下的活动主体各种各样，由于这个虚拟空间活动范围很广，且几乎没有什么限制，所以，参与者的成分也更加复杂而广泛，扮演着各种各样的角色。其行为的目的、方式、后果都与现实空间有所区别，使网络上的各种法律关系与传统环境下相比，变得更加复杂。目前，在网络上最引人注目的法律关系是版权法律关系，也是网络侵权中最常见的形式。网络环境下版权关系内容丰富，尤其是侵权行为出现新的特征，侵权责任的认定遇到一些困难需要研究。本文从网络作品的界定入手，分析网络作品的来源及表现形式，从而指出哪些网络行为构成侵犯网络作品…