PARTICIPATORY MANAGEMENT Toward a Science of Correctional Management

Participatory management as an intervention technique to effect change in the prison environment requires a restructuring of the prison Incision-making process. Inmates must be given increased responsibility and be aUowed to participate meaningfully in decision-making. The inmate subculture is posited as being one of the major impediments to successful interventions within the prison setting; participatory management neutralizes its effects, replacing the traditional oppositional character of staff/ inmate relationships with a coalition of staff and inmates.     

Sanhe Town Riverside Romance in Central Anhui

This ancient community is among China’s swathe of lesser-known old towns that are arguably as breathtaking as the famous few yet remain off the radar of most tourists.     

The Castle Builder

ANCIENT Hakkas built homes with earth,gravel,wood and bamboo into castle-like complexes. Their ingenious design allows them to withstand attacks in time of war,resist earthquakes,fire and moisture and make maximum use of daylight and natural ventilation. Its rooms are well insulated against heat in summer and cold in winter,as well as noises," describes Xu Songsheng.     

Extending Welfare for the Elderly

Afew decades ago, only employed people, provided with pensions by their employers, could enjoy a carefree old age in China. Now, as welfare for the elderly has been improved, you can choose a public pension plan that suits your needs, whether you are a rural resident, an unemployed urban resident or a migrant worker.     

Chinese Education＇s＂No Child Left Behind＂

STARTING this fall semester, primary and middle school students in Beijing can take classes given by the city’s best teachers, all without having to leave their homes. By registering their student ID numbers on the website www.bdschool.cn or on the BGCTV digital cable TV network,     

Investment:The Most Sustainable Model for China-Africa Cooperation——An Interview with Chi Jianxin,President of the China-Africa Development Fund

Setting up the China-Africa Development Fund (CAD Fund), the aim of which is to support Chinese enterprises’ investment in Africa and exploration of the African market, was among the eight measures to advance practical China-Africa cooperation that President Hu Jintao raised in November 2006 at the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC).     

Culture-Powered Economy

CULTURAL industry is currently one of the most vigorous sectors of China’s economy. In 2011, its output value was more than RMB 3.9 trillion, and its share of GDP exceeded three percent for the first time.     

Raw Deal for Rural Left-behind Women

RAPID social development and the need for man power in urban areas have prevailed upon manymen to leave their rural home-towns and hence     

Colorful Xiniiang in Diversified Progress

XINJIANG generally brings to mind magnificent natural scenery, abundant fruit harvests and graceful Uygur women. It is indeed     

An Imperial Enclave

THE ancient city of Kaifeng sits at the center of the Central Plains, by the Yellow River in Henan Province, where the first light of Chinese civilization shone. Due to its central location, Kaifeng took several turns as national capital and home to seven royal families that ruled either a united or broken Middle Kingdom. Today the deep tincture of its antiquity can still be seen or sensed on a trip to this 2,700-year-old city,