The Legacy of the Northern Way?

Abstract

The Northern Way (NW) was a pan-regional, multi-level initiative between three English northern regions, set up to promote economic growth and close a £30 billion output gap. Some limited research on progress prior to 2006 exists, but hardly anything about achievements between 2008 and closure in 2011. This paper redresses the limitations with data from existing evaluations and key stakeholder interviews. Findings reveal that partners developed good collaborative working, gathered robust data on critical economic and social issues, and learnt much during 2004–2008. Between 2008 and 2011, activities were refocused on a narrower set of critical priorities and partners developed real policy learning and became a credible voice for the Northern regions. After closure, it became evident that NW left a ‘vacuum’ as an effective coordinator of evidence and views from three Northern regions. Many issues that it sought to address remain as critical today as they did when it was created.     

BALANCING RESEARCH AND ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY BUILDING IN FRONT‐END PROJECT DESIGN: EXPERIENCES FROM DANIDA'S ENRECA PROGRAMME

North–South research capacity building (RCB) partnerships have attracted considerable academic attention during the last two decades, especially with regard to issues related to partnership governance. Less attention has been given to the management aspects of partnership implementation, but in order for partnerships to comply with general governance‐level recommendations, a better understanding is needed of how specific context‐dependent factors influence the development and execution of projects. In this article, we aim to contribute to the understanding of factors influencing the design phase of RCB partnerships and examine how they influence the balance between performing collaborative research and developing general organizational capacity. Data collection was based on a survey (n = 25), and individual interviews and focus group discussions with 17 Danish project managers from the Danish Bilateral Programme for Enhancement of Research Capacity in Developing Countries. Our results lead to rejection of the proposition that RCB projects are either focused on building capacity for research or conducting merit‐based research. Because of the ‘politics’ of the front‐end process, reality is more complex. We identify 11 specific factors influencing front‐end project management related to structure, process and relationship, and we theorize about how these factors influence the choice between research and more general capacity development activities. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

金融操作风险及其治理

金融操作风险虽然形式多样,但在我国,却主要表现为金融业高管腐败的日趋严重、金融业违规操作的日益严峻、金融违法犯罪的日益猖獗和操纵证券市场的屡禁不止。而监管体系结构的失衡、监管治理机制的薄弱和监管规则的相对滞后等多种因素的综合影响和交互作用,则是根本的症结所在。总之,我国金融操作风险的有效防范和金融业核心竞争力的提高,不仅需要进行监管制度创新,统一金融监管权威,建立存款保险制度,而且应当健全金融法规体系,发展金融同业公会,以构建政府掌舵——市场约束——社会参与的新型金融监管体系。     

城市治理体系及其分析维度

城市治理中的利益相关者众多而繁杂,如何按照城市治理的要求进行系统的梳理就是本文的任务。城市治理主体作为一个包容性的体系,众多的利益相关者按照参与的目的和动机,从组织形式上可以归结为三类利益主体:政府部门、私营部门和非营利组织。本文进而提出了城市治理主体的利益定位、利益关系、利益互动三个分析维度,以此作为分析城市治理中伙伴关系运行机制的指南。     

论形势与政策课程教学中理性思维能力的培养与国际政治理论——以中国—东盟伙伴关系建构为例

当前,中国—东盟伙伴关系建构作为高校＂形势与政策＂课程的一个主要内容受到较多的关注。由于种种原因,当前＂形势与政策＂课程的教学中存在＂理性思维＂缺失的情况,这不利于学生把握中国—东盟伙伴关系建构的实质获得独立完整的人格和科学的能力结构体系。本文认为,通过在坚持马克思主义科学方法论的基础上,引入主流国际政治理论并以其为视角分析国际问题,能够有效地弥补现有教育的不足,提高学生的理性思维能力。     

A literature review of partnerships

In today＇s competitive era, all organizations and enterprises, including small and medium enterprises （SMEs）, should have collaboration with each other to survive and they cannot be globally successful by working alone. A partnership is the relationship existing between two or more persons or entities that join to carry on a trade or business. Each one contributes money, property, labor or skill, and expects to share the profits and losses of the business. There are different types of partnerships, and organizations should inform from them and apply from it in suitable cases. Each partnership has its own advantages and disadvantages as well. This paper aims to describe some types of partnerships between governments, communities, new social movements and firms.     

The Chinese Dream Is an International Dream

正FOR China’s policy practice,the Chinese Dream embodies the spirit of international,mutually beneficial cooperation.A corollary of China’s rise and peaceful development is win-win partnership with other countries.The Chinese Dream is the dream of the people,of the nation,and also of the world.After it was elaborated by Chinese President Xi Jinping,some people regard it as the core of China’s national and international discourses.Being an international dream means paying close attention to other countries’interests,rather than exclusively act-     

关于建立我国有限合伙制度的法律思考

我国现行法律未明确规定有限合伙,原先对推行有限合伙的各种担忧在市场经济快速发展的今天已显得苍白无力。走主体立法之路,建立我国有限合伙制度是必然的选择。以登记为主要方式的公示制度和表见普通合伙人责任制度的确立以及承认法人合伙,也是非常必要的。     

俄罗斯与韩国经济合作探析

俄韩双方无历史积怨,建交后重视和积极推进双边合作,在能源、科技、交通等领域合作都有重大进展,从建设性伙伴关系发展成为全面合作伙伴关系,并在推动东北亚地区合作中发挥了重要作用。俄韩加强合作对我国既有促进作用,在某些领域又增添了一些竞争因素。     

引入有限责任合伙（LLP）制度的立法思考

有限责任合伙立法,是专业合伙为规避普通合伙无限连带责任所产生的经营风险的产物.但如今美国绝大多数州立法及英国等国立法都已将有限责任合伙的适用范围扩展到各种营业.在美国的影响下,英美法系国家和地区也纷纷制定了有限责任合伙法,并且大多采取的是独立立法的形式.为保护债权人权益,各国立法规定了建立替代性的赔偿资源、限制合伙分派及资产取回等制度.作为一种制度创新,特殊普通合伙企业固然一定程度上满足了以会计师事务所、律师事务所为代表的专业服务机构的迫切需要,但该制度仍存在明显的缺陷.不过,这些缺陷均可通过合适方案加以补救.