The wage share and government job creation in Sweden, 1900–2016

ABSTRACT

This investigation explores the long-run relationship between the wage share in the non-construction private sector and government efforts to create jobs in public services and construction of infrastructure and houses, in Sweden in 1900 to 2016. In the present article, it is argued that the creation of employment with generous wages by the Swedish government has increased the bargaining power of workers outside of these sectors, thus raising the wage share, up to about 1980. Correspondingly, retrenchment from such policy has been detrimental for the wage share in recent decades. This argument is supported by the results of cointegration tests, estimation of long-run and short-run, speed of adjustment, coefficients, as well as by Impulse-response functions. While government consumption is often found to be an important determinant for the wage share, earlier research has neglected the full labor market effect of government job creation associated with an expansion of the welfare state. Sweden is an ideal case for studying the impact of welfare policy on the wage share, since it has been one of the most extensive welfare states and simultaneously has been one of the most egalitarian countries in the world.     

Securitization,insecurity and conflict in contemporary Xinjiang: has PRC counter-terrorism evolved into state terror?

ABSTRACT

In the Introduction to this special issue, I first provide an overview of the programme of 'de-extremification' and mass internment in Xinjiang since early 2017. I then situate this development against the ‘ideological turn’ in Chinese Communist Party policy under President Xi Jinping, highlighting the new emphasis on stability maintenance and ideational governance. Next, I explore experiences of (in)security in Uyghur communities in- and outside of Xinjiang in the era of internment to consider how far PRC counter-terrorism initiatives have now evolved into state terror. In doing so, I apply Ruth Blakeley's (2012) definition of state terror as a deliberate act of violence against civilians, or threat of violence where a climate of fear is already established by earlier acts of violence; as perpetrated by actors on behalf of or in conjunction with the state; as intended to induce extreme fear in target observers who identify with the victim; and as forcing the target audience to consider changing its behaviour. Finally, I discuss the six contributions to the special issue.     

论共产党治党治国的理论创新

“三个代表”重要思想无疑是马克思主义中国化的最新理论成果,那么,他“新”在何处呢?从无产阶级政党治党治国这一角度来看,“三个代表”重要思想的理论创新主要表现在他解决了中国共产党“为谁执政”、在执政过程中“如何治党”、“如何治国”的根本问题,深化了对人类社会发展规律、执政党的执政规律和社会主义建设规律的认识,开辟了马克思主义发展的新境界。     

对“一国两制”提出的实际根据和理论依据的思考

"一国两制"构想不是一天形成的,也不是偶然提出的,更不是凭空想出来的.它是在党的十一届三中全会以后,邓小平同志从我国社会发展的客观需要出发提出的."一国两制"构想的提出有着充分的实际根据和可靠的理论依据,是理论与实际的紧密结合.     

紧急状态入宪的宪法学思考

把“戒严”改为“紧急状态”成为 2 0 0 4年修宪的焦点之一。本文从五个方面对紧急状态入宪进行宪法学思考 :紧急状态的内涵和外延比戒严更能反映社会现实的宪法要求 ;将戒严修改为紧急状态是宪法职能转变的标志之一 ;紧急状态入宪使得国家紧急权具有正当性 ;紧急状态入宪整合了我国现有法律体系中的各项具体紧急状态立法 ,为制定《紧急状态法》提供了宪法依据 ;紧急状态入宪丰富了宪法秩序的内涵。     

解析韦伯"资本主义精神"

韦伯是20世纪西方著名的社会学家和伦理学家,他的宗教伦理学著作<新教伦理与资本主义精神>一书享誉世界,韦伯在此书中大胆地提出了"资本主义精神"这一概念,为资本主义的研究开启了新的思路.该文从伦理的角度,从几方面对韦伯资本主义精神的提出、资本主义精神的由来、资本主义精神的体现进行全方位的梳理,揭示了韦伯资本主义精神成为资本主义发展精神动力的奥秘,肯定了资本主义精神中的有益成份,看到了在市场经济条件下,资本主义精神中的勤劳、敬业、守信、合理获利等思想的当代价值.     

"弱国家"形态及其根源:印尼的案例

本文主要探究弱国家的形态特征及其根源,并具体分析了印尼这一个案.所谓弱国家,是指政府(履行其基本职能的)能力滑坡、社会结构趋向于涣散的这一类国家,是介于正常运转国家与失败国家之间的一种国家类型.造成弱国家局面的因素是多方面的,既包括政治形态转型期的新旧二元结构冲突,也包括原本就比较松散的种族一宗教结构,以及全球化时代来自世界体系的压力.新权威主义可能是转型时期国家避免弱国家局面的一种实用制度和策略.     

论我国刑法中的职务犯罪概念

职务犯罪是刑法理论中有争议的一个概念。界定职务犯罪概念应当以现行刑法的规定为依据;职务犯罪的概念应当有广义和狭义之分。职务犯罪与"公务犯罪"、"身份犯罪"之间存在包容和被包容的关系。     

“包赔”的困惑

根据我国法律,国家对其行为是否承担赔偿责任,承担责任的范围及程序,皆有明文规定.因此,作为国家机关的公安局对其管辖范围内的公民、法人或其他组织的损失是否承担责任,承担什么责任,均应有其合法性和合理性.笔者认为贵州省都均市公安局对社会作出的"包赔"承诺,恰恰忽视了这一点.     

现代资本主义发展的外部环境

现代资本主义发展既需要一系列内部条件 ,也需要一个良好的外部环境 ,如果不能将两者的优势适当地结合起来 ,一个民族就不可能顺利地发展。发达资本主义国家的崛起史就是一部控制外部世界资源 ,尤其是控制海洋的历史。英国和美国在这样的争夺中获得了胜利 ,同时也使自己获得了广阔的发展空间。历史经验表明 ,获得这种空间以及世界竞争游戏规则的制定权对于一个国家的发展至关重要 ,但这种游戏规则不是由所有参与国 ,而是主要由大国制定的 ,所以 ,大国俱乐部逐步成为国际事务的操纵者 ,所谓的国际社会 ,其实只是大国俱乐部的代称 ,直到今天 ,“国际社会”的本质依然如此