转轨时期政府职能的定位

在体制转轨时期 ,新旧体制同时发生作用 ,二者之间的摩擦和冲突使得经济运行中难免会出现一些既不同于传统的计划经济 ,也不同于市场经济的新情况和新矛盾。此时 ,政府如何扮演好自己的角色 ,来适应这种客观形势 ,在具体操作上 ,需要进一步探讨和试验。     

Conciliatory whiteness: white farmers’ accommodations and responses to land reform in Matabeleland South,Zimbabwe

ABSTRACT

This article seeks to contribute to growing academic literature on land reform and whiteness in Zimbabwe, where there have been calls for nuance in the analysis of agrarian change. The research which underpins it explores differentiated responses to land reform on the part of a sample of white farmers (as well as A1 and A2 beneficiaries), in the environs of Matobo district, Matabeleland South, Zimbabwe. It characterises a range of responses on the part of white farmers – dropping out, pushing back, accommodating and adapting – and charts the various outcomes of these strategies. I further utilise the concept of subjectivity to reflect on these diverse responses and to disaggregate essentialised or homogenised understandings of whiteness. The article focuses on the small number of white farmers who retain a connection to the land and agrarian production in the study area and argues they embody aspects of a particular subjectivity. This conciliatory subjectivity is characterised by openness to reconciliation, rapprochement and partnership-making. Specifically, it is located along the following lines: (1) in contrast to the perceived ‘islands of privilege’ of some of their peers; (2) within a challenging context where they no longer occupy a hegemonic position; (3) wherein they are inclined or required to (re)form collaborations and alliances in the new dispensation; and (4) the subjectivity of these farmers could be said to be pre-occupied less with issues of identity and belonging, than with surviving and ‘becoming’ amidst the multi-faceted challenges of contemporary Zimbabwean rural agricultural endeavours and socio-political life.     

Commonwealth Engagement in Education: Prospects in the Era of SDGs

ABSTRACT

This paper analyses Commonwealth engagement in education against a background of issues, trends, and partnerships in education. It argues for reforms towards a ‘New Commonwealth’ that is fit for the 21^st century; embracing the celebration of diversity and moving beyond the donor/recipient model of development. The relevance, effectiveness, and sustainability of education engagement by the Commonwealth are gauged in relation to the focus of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) on the indigenous, immigrant, refugee, and other disadvantaged populations. The paper explores education challenges facing these population groups and proposes some options or niche areas that may be considered for Commonwealth engagement in education. The first option is engagement in the influential Global Partnership for Education (GPE), where Commonwealth countries already operate, and synergies are possible with UNICEF, UNESCO, and the World Bank. Second is pan-Commonwealth ‘facilities’ for implementing bi-lateral projects. Third is Commonwealth Talent Academies to address youth unemployment and illegal migration. Fourth is using COL to enhance distance learning leadership. Fifth is a Commonwealth Teachers Exchange Scheme to ‘right-size’ teaching forces. Sixth is the Commonwealth Remittances Transaction Cost Reduction initiative. Viability of these options will depend on the appetite for reform towards a multi-polar Commonwealth with financial burden sharing.     

振兴东北的社会学思考:加快社会信用体系建设

“东北金融问题”的解决、东北地区进一步市场化改革以及东北地区吸引大量外资、积极参与国际竞争是振兴东北的前提,而这些都需要以完善的社会信用体系作为基础和保障。因此,完善的社会信用体系是振兴东北的一个非常重要的社会基础。为此,东北地区必须加强法制和道德建设,加快社会信用体系的建设与完善,积极营造良好的社会信用环境,为振兴东北奠定坚实的社会基础。     

深化农村税费改革，激活农村经济

农村税费改革是减轻农民负担和深化农村改革的重大举措,它是一项“民心工程。当前农村税费改革中存在一些问题,亟待解决。我们要强化改革意识,搞好政策宣传和业务培训工作,依法行政,转变职能,搞好服务,深化农村税费改革,激活农村经济。     

我国刑事司法解释的功能、缺陷及其完善

我国刑事司法解释发挥着或应当发挥补充刑事立法、指导刑事司法的功能,由于现行体制的形成,可能更多的不是一种预先理性设计的结果,而是一种经验性事实,因而导致其先天性功能缺陷.进一步改革和完善刑事司法解释工作,变现行"二元一级"解释为最高人民法院和各高级人民法院"一元二级"解释势在必行,以期实现刑事司法解释的主体单一化、内容准确化、形式统一化和程序规范化.     

论“入世”后我国政府职能的转变

"入世"后,我国政府既要严格按国际惯例办事,增加政策和管理的透明度,实行国民待遇,又要逐步放开国内市场,减少行政干预.政府的改革和职能的转变将成为今后改革的重点.     

邓小平对马克思主义科学方法论中国化的历史性贡献——关于基本实践范式与历史命题

以邓小平为代表的中国杰出的马克思主义者,在方法论上创造性地以"建设性批判"取代"革命性批判",使百年中国现代化进程在实践主题上把"什么是社会主义"、"怎样建设社会主义"引向"建设中国特色社会主义",充分证明了中国共产党人不但"善于破坏一个旧世界,还将善于建设一个新世界。"从第一个"善于"到第二个"善于",邓小平科学地认识和妥善地把握了"解构"与"建构"、"对立"与"统一"、"革命"与"保守"三组基本的实践范式与历史命题,从实践批判的功能与内涵转换上,实现马克思主义科学方法论中国化的历史性飞跃。     

公安高校"形势与政策"课教学现状及教改思考

"形势与政策"课既是公安高校课程设置的公共必修课,也是公安高校培养合格预备警官的一门专业基础课.针对这门课程的教学现状,教学改革的思路是明确教学指导思想,确立其学科地位;把握课程主要特点,确定其科学的体系结构;注重教学条件建设,改进教学方法手段,提高教师素质,加强师资队伍建设.     

试论中国先进生产力的发展要求

要实现全面建设小康社会的奋斗目标,首要的任务是发展生产力。要发展生产力,必须不断地解决生产关系适应生产力,上层建筑适应经济基础这个根本问题。改革必须以“两个适应”为目标,建立适应的动态概念,促使改革不停顿地进行,从而推动生产力的不断发展。