Th e Decision to Contract Out: A Study of Contracting for E-Government Services in State Governments

Government contracting, especially for information technology products and services, has accelerated in recent years in the United States. Drawing on the insights of privatization studies, the authors examine the economic and political rationales underpinning government decisions to contract out e-government services. This article tests the extent to which economic and political rationality influence governments' contracting decisions using data from multiple sources: a survey conducted by National Association of State Chief Information Officers, a survey by the National Association of State Procurement Officers, the Council of State Legislatures, and macro-level state data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Important factors affecting the state-level contracting decision are population size, market size, the competitiveness of the bidding process, the professional management of contracts, the partisan composition of legislatures, and political competition. Political rationales appear to play a major role in state contracting decisions. Some arguments associated with markets and economic rationality are clearly politically motivated.     

试论洗钱犯罪与财产犯罪和职务犯罪的交融关系

洗钱犯罪与金融犯罪和职务犯罪有着密不可分的关系.洗钱犯罪不但直接扰乱经济秩序,而且还间接侵犯"上游犯罪"被害人的财产所有权.同时,在一定意义上,它又是"上游犯罪"的后续,严重侵害着社会管理秩序.因此,单纯地以其中的某一方面论及该罪的性质明显不妥.建议修改新刑法典第191条,从建立健全反洗钱保障体系,完善金融监管法律体系,加强反洗钱的国际合作等方面进行完善.     

危机背景下金融法基本原则的重新定位

在金融危机的大背景下,重新探讨我国金融法的基本原则具有十分重要的理论和现实意义.金融法的基本原则应该划分为目标基本原则和自身基本原则.金融法的目标基本原则包括政治稳定原则、经济发展原则、社会和谐原则;金融法的自身基本原则包括法制统一、体系完善原则,依法赋权、公平竞争原则,有效监管、防范和化解金融风险的原则.     

都市白领青年的公益责任认同研究——上海市B俱乐部的社会学考察

本文通过对上海市B俱乐部的个案研究,描述了都市白领青年组织网络社团参与社会公益的活动特点,指出成长于社会转型期的都市年轻人并不是不热心公益,而是与其父辈相比,他们对于公益责任的认同更加趋于务实化、人性化、生活化,而且这一群体特殊的公益实践方式和责任理念正深刻影响着中国公民社会的构建进程.     

新世纪对中国法律史研究的期盼

中国法律史研究工作的改进,在理论上,必须坚持历史唯物主义,如实确认法律史是人类解放自身的历史,是中国法制的民主性与科学性不断发展、不断增强的历史;在技术操作层面上,必须全面地收集资料并严格考证.     

从界分到融合：刑事责任与民事责任关系界说——以责任的实现为视角

刑事责任和民事责任的关系不仅应是界分的,更应是融合的。从责任的实现角度看,在任何一个刑事案件中都应经历从二者认定上的界分到实现上的融合过程,从界分到融合才是二者关系的全部。社会关系的修复和责任的一体化价值是民事责任和刑事责任融合的价值前提,从责任存在的一般性、责任理念的趋同性来看,二者的融合是可能的。刑事自诉、刑事和解和调解适用理念的转变,惩罚性赔偿制度的创设和社区矫正制度的适用则是二者融合的制度保障。     

科莱特的植物情结——《克罗蒂娜在巴黎》与《克罗蒂娜的婚姻》中的森林意象

当科莱特提到乡间、动物、树林和田野时,评论家们的确有道理去论述作者的情感抒发,尤其是关于《克罗蒂娜在巴黎》和《克罗蒂娜的婚姻》这两部作品。我们在本文中所试图探讨的则是科莱特对植物的描写和她与乡间树林的情感联系,尤其是她对核桃树的迷恋。     

公安院校警体教师的能力构成因素

公安院校中警体教育是一门公安专业学科 ,警体教师与普通高校体育教师相比其专业特点尤为突出 ,文章从现代心理学对能力的理解入手 ,采用文献法、调查法、逻辑分析法 ,试图揭示警体教师能力的构成因素。     

Have Cities Shifted to Outcome‐Oriented Performance Reporting?—A Content Analysis of City Budgets

“Outcome” orientation has been emphasized in performance measurement and reporting in recent years. Using budgetary documents of the largest cities in the United States, this paper analyzes more than 4,800 performance measures reported by 21 cities to show that clear progress toward outcome‐oriented performance measurement has been made. It also shows that the selection of performance measures differs among types of municipal services and is driven partly by professionalism in city management and the influence of professional organizations. The paper concludes by discussing the implications of the findings and potential future improvements of performance reporting.