How Do Developers Respond to Land Use Regulations? An Analysis of New Housing in Los Angeles

There is strong evidence that land use regulations constrain housing production. We know less about how real estate developers respond to specific zoning provisions. I compare the characteristics of new multifamily housing with baseline land use regulations in two sets of rail station areas in Los Angeles. I supplement this building-scale analysis with expert interviews. I find that developers were most sensitive to density restrictions and parking requirements. The average development in the Vermont/Western area had 112% of the maximum allowable residential density and 94% of the minimum required parking. Koreatown’s average development had 99% of the maximum density and 88% of the required parking. But, there was variation by area and whether a building was affordable or market rate, apartment or condominium, and by development size. Additionally, regulatory implementation can matter as much as the written regulations themselves. I recommend that cities take an evidence-based approach to reforming regulations and implementation processes.     

朝鲜族乡村社会的集中村建设及其社会共同体的质变

城镇化进程将导致传统村落共同体的解体与巨大社会变迁.引导乡村社区的整合与重构,摸索乡村社会可持续发展模式是必要的.朝鲜族乡村社会在城市化进程中经历了巨大社会变迁.为了克服社会变迁带来的阵痛,朝鲜族社会自发组织起集中村建设运动,通过集中村的形式实现就地城镇化的道路.尊重经济结构形式与社会共同体形式之间关系的规律,成为城镇化背景下乡村社区重构的关键因素.集中村建设经验对于处于社会转型期的中国乡村社会,具有启示性的意义.     

The Electoral Cycle and Multi-Level Voting in Germany

The aim of this contribution is to analyse whether Land elections may (have) become uncoupled from the federal electoral process, and, if they have, to explore the implications for party competition in Germany. Initially, an overview is presented of the relevant theoretical models that can help unpack the relationship between different electoral arenas. Secondly, how these ideas have been applied to national and sub-national electoral competition in Germany is outlined, before an examination of the 'fit' of the data in both the pre- and post-unification periods. We conclude with reflections on two key features that have regularly surfaced in Gordon Smith's writings: party system change and political stability.     

试论我国著作权法中的权利限制制度

我国著作权法中的权利限制制度包括合理使用和法定许可两种制度。本文在概述我国著作权权利限制制度的基础上,分别阐述了合理使用的构成要件及该制度的合理性,法定许可制度的特点、正当性以及我国法定许可使用制度的不足。     

论集体土地所有权的缺陷及其完善措施

本文以农村经济市场化为背景 ,总结和分析了我国现行集体土地所有权存在的缺陷 ,提出了完善集体土地所有权的基本思路以及明确界定农民集体组织、完善土地征用制度并赋予村农民集体土地取回权等具体的集体土地所有权完善措施。     

The Politics of Caste in India’s New Land Wars

ABSTRACT

In this article we introduce the special issue through framing the debate on the role of caste in India’s current land wars. We draw attention to how caste consistently mediates land transfers in present day India by pre-empting, undermining, or fuelling processes of social contestation, as well as the ways in which land claims in turn shape realigned or reimagined caste identities. Based on this, we make three main arguments. The first and most obvious one is that in contemporary conflicts over land, caste matters in evolving ways that deserve attention. Second, we argue that caste and land are recursively linked categories that are produced and reproduced in continuous interaction, even as multi-scalar political economies (re)shape them. And third, that different registers of caste are articulated by different social groups in more or less overt ways as they stake often competing claims to land.     

建立我国空间建设用地使用权制度若干问题的探讨

我国《物权法 (征求意见稿 )》借鉴其他国家立法例 ,在“建设用地使用权”一章中规定了“空间建设用地使用权”。但是 ,有关该项权利的概念、性质、目的 ,以及应当采取何种立法例建立该项权利等问题 ,存在较大争议。有必要认真探讨 ,以使该项制度的建立既能反映时代潮流 ,又能切合中国实际。     

论中国古代封建统治者对宗教的利用

从封建剥削阶级的利益出发 ,受“神道设教”实用主义宗教观的影响 ,中国古代封建统治阶级把宗教作为维护本阶级统治的工具。宗教主要被用于销蚀人民的反抗意识、神化自身统治、调处民族关系、促进对外交流以及服务于军事和外交     

宪法关于领土问题规定研究

领土是国家构成的基本要素,也是宪法的重要内容.世界上大多数国家完法都有关于领土的规定,这是解决领土问题和领土纠纷的重要的法律依据,也是维护国家主权和领土完整所不可或缺的,体现了国际法的基本精神与原则.我国现行宪法对领土问题未作规定,是基于特定历史条件下的特殊考虑.在领土关系和领土问题日益复杂化的今天,在宪法中对领土问题加以明确规定,有助于为处理领土问题和领土争端,打击分裂主义势力,维护国家主权和领土完整提供必要的法律支持和法律保障.