Developing Knowledge States: Technology and the Enhancement of National Statistical Capacity

National statistical systems are enterprises tasked with collecting, validating, and reporting societal attributes. These data serve many purposes—they allow governments to improve services, economic actors to traverse markets, and academics to assess social theories. National statistical systems vary in quality, especially in developing countries. This study examines determinants of national statistical capacity in developing countries, focusing on the impact of technological attainment. Just as technological progress helps to explain differences in economic growth, we argue that states with greater technological attainment have greater capacity for gathering and processing quality data. Analysis using panel methods shows a strong, statistically significant positive linear relationship between technological attainment and national statistical capacity.     

Depolitization of Bureaucracy: The Case of Central and Eastern European Countries

Political parties worldwide seek to work with bureaucrats who are close to their programs, willing to cooperate, and concerted. On the other hand, there is a huge body of literature which argues that bureaucracy should be separate from politics and that it has to consist of public servants who are technically knowledgeable, expert, and also politically neutral. The countries of Central and Eastern Europe suffered from highly politicized public administrations under one-party regimes, and have struggled to separate their bureaucracies from politics since early 1990s. In view of the relation between politics and bureaucracy from the perspective of (de)politization, this paper looks into the changes that Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs) have gone through after the institutionalization of multi-party regimes and tries to provide some generalizations.     

从国际比较的视野看中国工会的特点和发展趋势

在以资本为主导的全球化的冲击下,整个国际社会呈现出强资本、弱劳工格局,世界工会运动的整体环境和令人堪忧的形势要求用比较的方法来分析中国工会。应在对比研究中,分析把握中国工会运动的现状及其发展趋势。就当前和今后的相当一个时期看,工会的改革是怎样切实代表职工利益,履行维护职工权益的法定职责,使工会成为名符其实的工人阶级群众组织。     

Why International Organizations Should Bring Basic Needs Back in

An important milestone in the development debate is the recognition of poverty as a multidimensional phenomenon via the capabilities approach. However, a challenge remains in that many governments in less-developed countries continue to avoid prioritizing issues of absolute deprivation. This paper demonstrates how and why existing efforts to operationalize capabilities may distract policy makers from giving sufficient weight to issues of basic survival. We propose that international organizations can address this challenge through a method of triangulation: (1) identify how countries rank on universal goals of human development; (2) identify how countries rank on universal goals of basic needs provision; and (3) promote participatory poverty assessments. This approach ensures that absolute deprivation issues are addressed, and it establishes an acceptable (and necessary) balance between standardization and local complexity.     

试论发展广西与周边国家的民族文化旅游

中国-东盟自由贸易区于2010年1月1日如期建成。广西是边境民族地区,作为中国-东盟的连接地带,能用于国际贸易的商品很少,要在自由贸易区中争到更多贸易份额,需要发展民族文化旅游资源丰富的优势,发展与周边国家的民族文化旅游。要把广西建成旅游大区、强区,建成中国连接东盟的旅游大通道,同时开发广西与东南亚的海洋文化之旅,使广西成为与周边国家连成一片的国际旅游目的地。     

中国与东盟社会主义国家政治交往实践：现状、成果及问题

中国与越南、老挝这两个东盟社会主义国家的政治交往内容丰富,形式多样,富有成效。这种政治交往加深彼此了解,增进友好互信,扩大各领域互利合作,推动各自国家的社会主义建设,提升社会主义的影响力,促进中国与东盟的合作,维护地区和世界的和平稳定与发展。中越、中老的政治交往也在一些问题上存在着矛盾和分歧有待解决。     

广西北部湾经济区开放开发的四个“维度”

广西北部湾经济区建设在带动广西发展、促进我国西部大开发、实现东中西互动、加强中国一东盟合作的进程中发挥着重大作用,其开放开发包含了四个“维度”：一是区域发展规划;二是硬件软件建设;三是体制机制创新;四是发展模式转变。它们恰好构成了从整体到局部、从表面到内部、从内部到实质的辩证关系。     

中国对发展中国家政策的布局

由于地域、历史以及经济发展状况的原因,不同地区的发展中国家在中国对外关系布局中的地位有所不同,中国与它们关系的状况也有别。与周边发展中国家的友好合作关系成为中国对外关系中的首要;与广大非洲发展中国家的关系仍然是中国对外关系中最可以信赖的基础;与拉美发展中国家关系虽然起步晚,但近年来发展迅速,重要性日益增加。     

清末商标法律订立的肇始——中外续约谈判中最早涉及的商标保护条款

中国正式引入商标保护制度始于清末中英通商行船续订条约的谈判和规定。随后,清政府和英、美、日等国签订了一系列的通商行船续订条约,其中均规定了商标保护条款。尽管它们都是不平等条约,但是有关商标保护条款的订立,给中国人淡漠的商标保护意识以很大的冲击,为近代商标保护和管理、以及随后清末第一部商标法的颁布都起了推动作用。     

经济不发达国家推进民主进程应注意的问题

目前经济不发达国家推进民主进程应注意 :经济进程与民主进程要协调发展 ,既不因经济落后而放弃推进民主的努力 ,也不要盲目脱离经济现状提出不切实际的民主要求 ;推进民主进程应先后有序 ,从低到高 ,注意协调好推进民主进程与保持政治稳定的关系 ;经济不发达国家的民主进程必须有领导地进行 ,要加强民主秩序化。