An Analysis of the Joint Board or County Model as the Structural Basis for Effective Australian Local Governance

Australian policy‐makers continue to rely on municipal amalgamation as the main engine of structural reform in local government, despite strong evidence that it diminishes participation and representation without improving service efficiency. Several promising, but neglected alternative models of structural reform have been developed, including ad hoc resource sharing models, Regional Organisations of Councils, virtual local government, and agency models. In an encouraging response to the recent policy of enforced council amalgamations in NSW, the Shires Association of NSW (2004) has recently proposed a ‘Joint Board model’ of local governance and invited comment on this model. This article takes up this challenge and seeks to place the Joint Board model in conceptual context and evaluate its characteristics and simulated cost savings.     

论青年的消逝——兼谈青年公民能力

青年的消逝并不是指特定生理年龄生命群体的消逝而是就社会文化意义而言的.从权利义务视角看青年逐渐失去之所以为青年的资格;从心理行为视角看青年的形象变得模糊;从价值意义视角看青年出现信仰理想的危机.这消解了青年概念在社会文化意义上的内涵.要通过发展青年的公民能力,由内激发青年自身的能量来改变现状.     

论所有权的限制

所有权是一种最为完备、最为充分的物权,所有权制度是物权制度的核心。但任何一项权利都不 是绝对的,所有权也应受到一定的限制。从所有权限制的背景考察和法理基础出发,阐释所有权 应受限制之理由,并对我国所有权限制之状况进行了总结,并指出对所有权的限制与法律规定所 有权制度的目的是一致的,设定所有权的目的是为了解决资源的有限性和人的欲望的无限性引 起的人与人之间对物关系的紧张性,那么对所有权进行限制同样离不开这一目的。     

The War on Violence: Improving the Response to Domestic Violence in the Military

The Department of Defense has taken steps in recent years to improve outcomes for victims of domestic violence who reside on military installations. In 2000, the Defense Task Force on Domestic Violence was established, a military‐civilian group of experts charged with improving the military's effectiveness in addressing domestic violence in the Armed Forces in a variety of areas including offender accountability, coordination between military and civilian communities, and changing the military climate around domestic violence. This article will provide an overview of the Task Force, its work during the past three years, and its recommendations.     

人民性是发展观的应有之义

20世纪末,中国的社会发展理论实现了由单纯追求物质财富的经济增长,到"以人为中心的综合发展观"的历史转变.这一追求,在邓小平理论中也有着十分鲜明而集中的体现.邓小平结合中国发展的实际,突出了发展的人民性理念,使人民性成为发展观的应有之义.落实和实践科学发展观,我们应该紧密围绕这一主旨展开.     

户籍立法中姓名规范化探讨

长期以来,由于我国户籍法迟迟未能出台,有关姓名的法律规定存在着许多弊端,一是法律空白点多,缺少具体规定;二是内容庞杂不系统;三是效力层次低约束力有限,应当由立法加以规定的往往用行政规范性文件所代替,严重地影响了公安机关的户籍管理工作和当前正在进行的人口信息系统建设工作.随着我国建立法治政府战略目标的提出,认真开展户籍立法工作已显得迫在眉睫.     

大连市扩大外贸出口对策探讨

大连市外贸出口额占辽宁省出口比重65.2％,是辽宁省乃至东北经济区对外贸易的窗口和龙头。大连市要进一步扩大外贸出口额,就要调整经济结构、发展临港加工业、培育创汇主体、增强北三市出口加工能力和创造良好的外贸出口环境。     

国内仲裁司法监督机制现存的弊端与消除

我国的仲裁制度由于产生和发展的条件和过程的不同,带有内生的脆弱性。随之而生的仲裁司法监督机制也有诸多不足之处。司法机关以何种方式对仲裁权的行使进行有效的监督,如何把握监督的“度”,进而保障仲裁裁决的合法与公正,是亟待解决的一个现实问题。     

绩效管理理念探析——兼谈高校内部评价现状与对策

绩效管理是社会组织管理的发展方向之一。高校作为社会重要组成部分,在内部评价方面存在对象空缺化、主体单一化、方法不确定化、体系抽象化和功能鉴定化等诸多问题,构建以绩效为核心的评价体系,需要坚持和谐性、客观公正性、可操作性、定量与定性相结合、动态性和共性与个性相结合等原则。