To Give or Not to Give: Modeling Individuals' Contribution Decisions

Employing data from a recent national survey on campaign finance, we examine the contribution behavior of individual citizens in the 2000 election. By disaggregating types of contributions, our model enables us to observe potential heterogeneity in the determinants of giving money to parties and candidates. We find that for both types of contributions, the effects of informational resources and solicitation on the decision to contribute outweigh those of financial resources. In addition, we propose both a theoretical and an empirical distinction between the selection effects of solicitation and the stimulus effects of solicitation. By distinguishing between these dual dimensions of solicitation, our analysis provides new insight into the causal linkages between income, solicitation, and contributions. We find that while solicitation increases the likelihood of contributing through selective targeting or rational prospecting, it also does so through a stimulus mechanism.     

民主选举：从村级到乡镇级

最近几年的村民委员会改选实现了真正的民主选举。村级民主选举将从根本上动摇村干部配合乡镇政府乱收费的行为,但这会强化乡镇政府所属的众多的站、所、室及公司直接进入市场,征收费用。乡镇政府的市场介入会导致巨大的效率损失。因此,有必要规范乡镇政府行为,而实现乡镇级民主选举则是规范乡镇政府行为的必然选择。而且,从笔者论证的结果和选举实践来看,在我国实行乡镇级民主选举是可行的。     

准据法选择的新方法:基于人本视角的研究

Traditional theory often emphasizes the abstract national sovereignty not private rights. The value and rules of the method to choose applicable law need to be constructed. In the theory based on the protection of people and the private rights, The method to choose applicable law should be on the premise of respecting national sovereignty, which should attach more importance to the protection of private rights, respect the principal position of people, give play to the role of the body of the people, safeguard the interests of the people, pay attention to the value of people, be placed in the equal status of domestic and foreign law, emphasize the foreign-related civil and commercial disputes solved properly and protect the civil right from damage.     

The Search for Job Satisfaction: A Survey of Alabama Policing

This study examines police job satisfaction and its association with general occupational attraction. Police officers from sixteen municipal departments (n = 1,114) across one southern state (Alabama) were found to possess moderate-high overall job satisfaction, with regression analysis supporting the conclusions of prior studies that demographics are of little value to understanding job satisfaction. The findings convey that 25% of job satisfaction variance can be explained from six variables (in order of importance): social contribution, pay, adventure/excitement, autonomy, peer respect, and job security. The importance of benefits and community respect was unsupported, as were partner and special operation assignments. The author concludes that a great portion of police satisfaction hinges on the realization of work environment expectations, and that departments must proactively construct policies to enhance fulfillment of officer aspirations.     

试论商业银行信贷风险产生的原因

信贷风险是商业银行经营管理的主要风险。只有从本质上洞悉信贷风险产生的原因和根源 ,才能更好地确保信贷资产安全。商业银行信贷风险产生的原因包括信息不对称、委托——代理行为、败德行为、逆向选择等     

人类社会发展的两个原动力

社会发展的原动力,历来有多种说法,实事求是地讲,从宏观角度看即人民群众日益增长的物质民主文化需求,从微观角度看是个人的利己性和利他性。其根源在于人的物质属性与社会属性,在于自然界生存竞争即适者生存过程中个体选择与群体选择的对立统一。对这个需求的不断满足,利己性和利他性的不断发挥作用,有力地推动着科技生产力的发展和阶级斗争的进取,推动着人类社会的整体演绎。对这个问题的深入探析,有助于促进科学发展观以人为本理念的贯彻,促进社会主义民主与法制建设,促进社会主义市场经济体制健康发展,和谐社会务实构建。     

Race-Based Peremptory Challenges: An Empirical Analysis of Litigation from the U.S. Court of Appeals, 2002–2006

This paper examines race-based peremptory challenges. Such challenges occur during the voir dire jury selection process. The process allows both the defense and the prosecution to strike jurors who they believe will not decide cases fairly. However, in the case of Batson v. Kentucky 476 U.S. 79 (1986), the Supreme Court ruled that race could not be used as a factor in eliminating prospective jurors. This paper examines federal litigation for five years in which it was alleged that race was used as a factor in removing a juror. An examination of the cases revealed that most of the cases involved sole male litigants who allege that there were multiple race-based peremptory challenges used in their cases. Moreover, most of the cases that led to the allegations involved violent offenses. Other case characteristics are noted, but of most significance was the finding that most appellants lost their cases. As such, the courts felt that most of the challenges were, in fact, race neutral. The implications of this research are discussed. This study was funded by an undergraduate research grant from Penn State University.     

科学发展观视域下“80后”大学生教育的路径选择

“80后”群体受到社会广泛关注。“80后”大学生在思想观念、价值取向、人生态度等方面表现出鲜明群体特征。“抗震救灾”等公共事件凸显“80后”大学生“值得信赖，敢担重任”。科学发展观对“80后”大学生教育有重要引领作用。“80后”大学生教育的路径选择要以科学发展观为统领，以学生的发展为目的，以学生的成才为根本。     

The gender politics of executive candidate selection and reselection

This research provides new theoretical and empirical insights into the gender politics of the springboards to chief executive office. The extremely masculinised composition of the relatively few top national executive positions has posed a serious impediment to empirically assessing the conditions that may facilitate women's under-representation and men's over-representation. To overcome this constraint, this study looks at the top regional executive office across four West European countries that present a multilevel state structure – namely Austria, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom. Using two original datasets, the article examines the ways in which the selection and reselection of regional prime ministerial candidates is shaped by individual, organisational and institutional factors that produce heterogeneous experiences and career opportunities across sex. The results show that women have not shattered the glass ceiling at the regional level and pinpoint the fact that they are held to higher standards, benefit less from the political resources they possess and are more dependent on the decision environment in which parties select executive candidates. The conclusion is that the rules of the game guiding selection and reselection processes are strongly biased towards men.     

深化干部人事制度改革 提高选人用人公信度

提高选人用人公信度是当前干部人事工作面临的一个突出问题。改革开放以来我党通过推进干部人事制度改革,在提高选人用人公信度方面取得了明显进展,已成为今后改革的一个重要导向。但现实地看,选人用人公信度不高仍是当前困扰干部选拔任用工作的一个突出问题,为此,今后要通过科学界定党管干部原则、改进干部管理体制、改革干部管理具体制度、优化干部管理方法等手段继续深化改革,以切实提高选人用人公信度。