The nature of economic perceptions in mass publics

Voters who believe that the nation's economy has been worsening are more inclined to vote against the incumbent president than are those who believe it has not been getting worse. This relationship could be present because voters condition their support for the incumbents upon their perceptions of the economy, or, alternatively, because they condition their perceptions of the economy upon their underlying, partisan-based support of the incumbents.     

经济法的法哲学思考——以经济法的责任为视角

当前,经济法作为部门法的独立性已经是毋庸置疑,但是,对于经济法是否有其特有的责任以及其责任是否具有独立性等诸多问题,学界仍然未有定论.从经济法责任的概念出发,运用比较和关联分析的方法对经济法的责任进行论证,具有一定的学术价值和实践意义.     

Faith and Development

A consensus now exists that secularization theory can no longer explain the worldwide persistence and spread of modern religious movements, with the exception of western and central Europe as well as intellectuals in general. This essay examines how these new religious forces have taken root in economic development and how that development has been shaped by those same forces. An assessment is made of Max Weber’s famous thesis in The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. The article concludes with five major observations about religion and development in the modern world.

Bringing Home the Bacon or Not? Globalization and Government Respect for Economic and Social Rights

The impact of globalization on human rights has generated substantial debate. On the one hand, those making liberal, free-market arguments assert that globalization has a positive impact on developing countries through the increased generation of wealth (e.g., Garrett 1998; Richards et al. in International Studies Quarterly 45:219–239, 2001; Rodrik in Challenge 41:81–94, 1997). On the other hand, the critical perspective claims that globalization negatively impacts respect for human rights because trading arrangements, while open, are detrimentally uneven (e.g., Carleton 1989; Haggard and Maxfield 1996; Stiglitz and Charlton 2005). However, few have looked at the relationship between globalization and respect for economic and social rights. In order to test this relationship, I examine non-OECD countries utilizing two-stage regression analysis to control for investment-selection factors. I find mixed results for the hypothesis that globalization negatively affects respect for economic and social rights. Consistent with Richards et al. (International Studies Quarterly 45:219–239, 2001), I conclude by arguing for the need to disaggregate globalization in order to determine its true effects.

How Economic Superpower China Could Transform Africa

Against the conventional wisdom that Chinese involvement cannot transform Africa’s economy for the better so as to end much of the poverty and also to spark high speed growth, this paper finds that China is already in the process of transforming Africa. While the conventional wisdom sees corrupt regimes and weak state capacity in Africa frittering away Africa’s opportunity to rise by plugging into Chinese dynamism, China is found in this paper already to be exporting entrepreneurial talent to Africa and to be dynamizing the African economy through East Asian practices. Chinese can bring industry to Africa much as Japan brought it to Southeast Asia in the 1960s and 1970s. Africa could therefore be incorporated into Asian economic dynamism.     

东亚地中海自由贸易圈形成的可能性

日本海、东海、黄海统称为东亚地中海 ,由于环保、交通等原因 ,“东亚地中海经济圈”的现实性日益加强。根据中、日、韩现有的贸易关系 ,在三国之间缔结自由贸易协定是互利的 ,应首选部分地区搞自由贸易圈 ,并在此基础上将俄、朝、蒙等国扩充进来 ,最终建立起“东亚地中海自由贸易圈”。     

国际金融危机对越南经济政策的影响

经济全球化使越南经济成为世界经济中一颗耀眼的新星,同时也使越南经济与世界经济的联系越来越紧密.本文首先分析了2007年底以来由美国引起的国际金融危机对越南经济的影响,接下来介绍了面对国际金融危机造成的经济下滑,越南政府提出的一系列的经济刺激计划,最后展望了越南的经济前景.     

经济法应当有所作为:论经济法的任务

经济法应当回答和解决实践提出来的具体问题 ,这样经济法才能有所作为。而经济法要解决、能解决一些什么问题 ?这正是经济法的任务范畴。经济法的根本任务是维护市场的自由竞争秩序 ,而具体任务则是维护市场的公平、高效、安全运行     

贫困地区农村社会经济分化研究

在现阶段,贫困农村地区的社会经济分化广泛而深刻。这种分化不仅表现为较大的收入分配差距,也表现为许多重要家庭社会经济特征的差异化。收入分化是贫困地区农户社会经济分化的核心表现,不同的收入来源,不同的家庭社会经济特征,都对家庭收入的不平等产生了程度不同的影响,但依赖劳动力数量的增加来实现收入增长的趋势仍很明显。