ENTER THE DRAGON: INSIDE CHINESE HUMAN SMUGGLING ORGANIZATIONS*

This paper examines the inner workings of Chinese human smuggling organizations. Contrary to widely held conceptions about Chinese organized crime, most alien smugglers are otherwise ordinary citizens whose familial networks and fortuitous social contacts have enabled them to pool resources to transport human cargoes around the world. They come from diverse backgrounds and form temporary alliances to carry out smuggling operations. With the exception of a shared commitment to making money, little holds them together. The smuggling organizations mostly resemble ad hoc task forces and are assembled for specific operations. These organizations have clear divisions of labor with limited hierarchical structures. We discuss the theoretical implications of their unique organizational characteristics.     

比较法学与近现代中国法制之命运

近现代中国法制以法律比较为起点,并通过法律比较而发展。近现代中国法制发展曲折徘徊之时,也是比较法学低谷沉默之时。近现代中国法制的建设与发展、法学的复兴与繁荣,都是循着法律比较的途径,并在比较法学的基础上进行的。法律比较对于一国法制建设具有不可或缺性,可以说比较法学与近现代中国法制建设是共命运的。     

A Test of Generalizability of the Social Development Model Across Gender and Income Groups with Longitudinal Data from the Elementary School Developmental Period

The social development model (SDM) is a theory of behavior that has proven useful in explaining the etiology of delinquency, violence, and substance use among adolescents as well as early antisocial behavior among pre-adolescents. A further test of the model is its generalizability across population groups. A section of the SDM representing prosocial influences in the etiology of problem behavior was compared for boys and girls and for children from low- and non low-income families using three waves of child, parent and teacher survey data on a sample of 851 elementary school students. Multiple group structural equation modeling was used to assess differences across groups in both measurement of model constructs and hypothesized structural paths between constructs. The results indicate overall similarity in the reliability of measurement models and validity of structural models.     

我国企业年金制度存在的问题及对策

《企业年金基金管理试行办法》的出台,标志着我国养老社会保障制度建设终于走向了国际化发展轨道,从我国企业年金的基本状况出发,分析了企业年金制度发展缓慢的因素,提出了完善中国企业年金制度发展的对策。     

浅析我国个人所得税改革的根本问题

我国个人所得税的改革已成为各收入阶层关注的焦点。我国现行个人所得税因为目标定位不准确 ,征收模式未能适时调整 ,致使税负确定、税率设计不合理、税制复杂 ,难以征管 ,偷逃严重 ,调节无力。本文对目标功能定位、征收模式选择、税率设计、征收管理这些个人所得税的根本问题做了一些探讨。     

论中国特色社会主义政治发展道路的基本内涵

中国特色社会主义政治发展道路是中国共产党带领全国各族人民在长期的革命、建设和改革开放实践中探索出的一条既符合中国国情、体现中国特色,同时又具有强大生命力的政治发展道路,它有着丰富的科学内涵;中国特色社会主义政治发展道路是中国共产党把马克思主义基本原理与中国革命和建设具体实践相结合的产物,具有鲜明的中国特色。     

犯罪源头-未成年人犯罪

当前,未成年人犯罪逐年增多,危害日益严重,且呈现出新的动向与特点.而未成年人犯罪是犯罪的源头,要遏制犯罪,必须分析未成年人犯罪的原因,从源头抓起,预防、治理青少年犯罪中的未成年人犯罪.     

慢性肾衰竭正虚证候演变规律初探

目的 :探讨慢性肾衰竭不同分期的正虚证型演变规律。方法 :按照慢性肾衰竭正虚辨证分型标准制订调查表 ,对 339例住院病例进行证候调查 ,判定正虚类型。结果 :代偿期、失代偿期正虚诸证分布无统计学差异 (χ2 =0 .99,P >0 .0 5 ) ;四期诸证整体比较 (χ2 =10 7.16 ,P <0 .0 1) ,差别有高度统计学意义。结论 :慢性肾衰竭正虚诸证演变大致是脾肾气虚 (气阴两虚 )→脾肾阳虚→阴阳两虚。     

论劳动法在实施中存在的问题及对策

随着社会主义市场经济体制的建立,多种经济成份的共存,必然导致竞争的激烈。尤其是人才的竞争,在劳动法实施中存在的问题愈来愈突出地显现出来。如何避免和解决此类纠纷,是现实中不容忽视的问题。文章结合司法实践,对劳动法在实施中存在的几个问题及相关对策作了论述。     

论我国农村基层民主法制建设

建设社会主义新农村,民主法制建设不可少,从民主法制的理论基础出发,总结农村基层民主法制建设的现状与成就,分析农村基层民主建设中存在的主要问题,初步提出加强农村民主法制建设的对策。