International Organizations ICTs Policies: E‐Democracy and E‐Government for Political Development

New technologies provide new channels of access to political information and participation in decision‐making processes. This assumption is clearly important in the action plans and policies of International Organizations (World Bank, Organisation for Economic Co‐operation and Development, United Nations), which have assumed a leadership role in the reform of political institutions. Starting from an analysis of the reasons that have brought the state and processes of institution building back into focus, this paper will reconstruct the International Organizations' vision of the transformative potential of new information technologies and their activity in this field. Particular attention will be devoted to e‐democracy and e‐government as policies to build democracy in developing countries.     

The Development of Competitive Industries: The Role of State Government Actors

Despite widespread adoption of Porter's Industrial Cluster Theory as a policy development framework by federal and state governments over the past decade, Australia remains significantly below the OECD average in terms of its industries' economic contributions to real wealth creation ( Brown 2000 ; OECD 1998 ). The major cause cited for this relatively poor performance has been inability of key government officials to implement effective industry policy that simultaneously avoids de facto protectionism and distortion of competition. This article provides an insight into the key policy decisions undertaken by the Tasmanian state government that coincided with development of an internationally successful shipbuilding industry in that state. As such, this article provides a reflection on policy initiatives that may be valuable for government officials elsewhere.     

Sustainable governance of natural resources and institutional change–an analytical framework

This article presents a conceptual framework for analysing the governance of natural resource use, as governance is often the primary issue when natural resources are overexploited and degraded. It addresses both spontaneous and active governance, including institutional change induced by development co‐operation. Drawing on existing frameworks of institutional analysis, fundamental modifications are presented to adapt the concept to the context of international co‐operation, and to include dynamic aspects of institutional change as well as multiple actor interactions. Tested in several case studies, the framework was found suitable and relevant for use in project planning and evaluation, as well as for comparing governance issues across cases in a conceptually rigorous way. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

天才构想伟大成就——中国改革开放30年非公有制经济的发展

邓小平创立了建设有中国特色社会主义理论,为非公有制经济在我国的生存赢得了合法的地位,并使其不断发展和完善,成为促进我国社会生产力发展的重要力量。     

“和平发展”视域下的中国国际安全环境

十七大报告在阐释我国的外交理念时指出，“中国将始终不渝走和平发展道路”（P46）。这一理念奠定了新时期中国外交的基本方略。始终不渝走和平发展道路，是中国政府和人民根据时代发展潮流和自身根本利益作出的战略抉择，走和平发展道路将是中国今后很长一段时期内的基本外交理念。     

建设生态文明 实现人与自然和谐发展

党的十七大倡导生态文明建设，并把“生态文明”作为全面建设小康社会目标的新要求。生态文明是人们在改造客观世界的同时，改善和优化人与自然的关系，建设有序的生态运行机制和良好的生态环境所取得的物质、精神、制度成果的总和。它体现了人们尊重自然、利用自然、保护自然，与自然和谐相处的文明形态，是人类与自然之间建立的一种和谐、文明的生态关系。树立人与自然同存共荣的自然观，将极大地促进社会经济可持续发展。     

深刻领会中国特色社会主义理论体系的基本内涵

党的十七大创造性地提出并系统地阐述了中国特色社会主义理论体系。坚持和发展中国特色社会主义理论体系的基本要求就是要充分认识其历史地位，全面掌握其科学内涵，深入学习贯彻落实好科学发展观，充分发挥其指导作用。     

突破困扰 促进创新人才的培养

在新的历史发展阶段，国家发展战略的核心和提高综合国力的关键是提高自主创新能力，建设创新型国家，创新人才的基础是人的全面发展，作国工具化的人，模式化的人和被套以种种条条枢枢的人是不可能成为创新型人才的，个性的自由独立发展是创新人才成长与发展的前提，个性发展是指个性系统结构诸林素的全面发展，关键是个体的自主性和独特性的自由充分发展。     

边缘化的生活——中国改革过程中女民工的城市生活经历

生活在城市边缘的女民工,她们抱着不同的理想来到城市,其工作和生活状况虽各有不同,但多处于社会的下层,但她们中的一部分人不向生活低头,通过不懈努力和奋斗,找到了自己生存和发展的空间,为家庭和谐和社会稳定做出了应有的贡献。     

贵州少数民族文化资源开发的思考

本文通过对贵州民族文化资源现状及旅游开发中存在的问题的阐述,提出了贵州旅游开发应更多地注入民族文化的内涵,同时在开发中强调对整个文化生态环境的保护。