Economic voting in multi-level contexts: Evidence from Kerala and West Bengal in India

What determines electoral support for national incumbent parties and state-level challengers in sub-national pro-poor contexts? Based on survey data from the Indian states of Kerala and West Bengal, collected prior to the 2019 national election, we find that voters were more (less) inclined to vote for the sub-national incumbent relative to the national incumbent if their household economic conditions were perceived to have improved (deteriorated) relative to national economic conditions. Our findings indicate that voters in these settings correctly assume that the sub-national incumbent cannot be held responsible for changes in national economic conditions, but, at the same time, the existence of a strong welfare state at the sub-national level creates expectations that the sub-national government is responsible for personal welfare. Hence, the national election is used to assess the economic performance of both the sub-national and the national incumbent.     

An exploration of testamentary behaviour in twentieth-century Ireland

This article highlights trends in testamentary behaviour in modern Ireland derived from registers of probate cases. Primary findings show a consistently high level of intestacy in modern Ireland. It argues that such rates were more closely related to popular perceptions rather than an understanding of succession law. It also highlights that while real property was not normally divided pre-mortem transfer of non-fixed assets complicated efforts to understand how estates devolved. Testamentary behaviour also shifted significantly in favour of pious bequests in the period under review.     

利己利他双重人性论

从利益角度,人性可分为利己人性和利他人性,利己和利他是同一个人人性的两个方面。但利己性和利他性在现实中的行为表现随着历史条件和社会环境的变化而变化,取决于社会制度和各种环境。塑造以利己利他双重人性为基础的“道德经济人”是社会主义市场经济发展的必然要求。     

网络文化对高校青年学生价值观的影响及对策

网络的发展对人们的工作、生活以及价值观念产生了重大影响,由网络衍生出来的网络文化,在体现社会进步的同时,也给我国高校青年学生价值观教育也带来了严重的冲击。应加强高校网络德育工程建设,完善校园网建设,加强高校德育队伍建设,以利于青年学生价值观的形成和发展。     

试论北京奥运会志愿服务的德育功能

当前,高校德育的实效还没有达到社会的期望。提高高校德育实效性的重要环节就是要改变传统“灌输式”的德育模式,结合时代背景和社会热点,构建大学生德育教育体系。奥运会具有国际化和全民性的特征,是高校开展德育的重要契机,奥运期间及奥运后的大学生志愿服务活动具有特殊的德育功能。     

论"以德治国"之下思想道德建设的层次性

加强思想道德建设,应将道德建设在现阶段对人们的层次性要求进行合乎实际的科学解释,在具体实践中,针对不同群体,思想道德建设的内容和要求也应各有侧重。     

When it pays to be honest: How a variable period of good conduct can improve incentives in personal bankruptcy proceedings

Consumer bankruptcy regulation in the United States as well as in many other countries allow consumers to petition for a partial debt discharge. Usually, a debt release is possible when the debtor behaves in the creditors’ best interest and after filing for bankruptcy signs over her entire disposable income for a fixed period. Depending on the country the period lasts between three and six years. We show that a fixed period distorts the consumer’s ex-post incentives to work hard. Instead, we suggest to adequately reduce the outstanding claim and to make debt release contingent on payment. When the consumer manages to pay back the reduced amount, the rest of the initial debt should be discharged immediately. In effect, the consumer becomes the residual claimant of her endeavors. The period of good conduct is effectively variable. JEL classification D18. D91. K29     

山东女道德社的慈善活动简论

民国时期,由于社会的变迁、妇女参与意识的增强以及道院的推动,女道德社在山东省普遍设立.它们通过阐述道慈关系来激发妇女内心的善念并吸引妇女求修,救济对象以不幸的妇女儿童为主,但其活动仅限于修身和行善等方面,在妇女解放问题上显得比较迟钝.     

从命令到权威——读《法理学的范围》

从学术敏感度的视角来看,奥斯丁的“命令说”,相对于那些针对此学说展开批评的评论家们的理论,还是毫不逊色的。无论从认识论意义上还是从本体论意义上讲,法律都无法摆脱道德的“纠缠”。如果固执地生拉硬扯地去单独认识他们中的一个,答案将不是完整的。奥斯丁的“法律命令说”以及“恶法亦法”的思想,毫无疑问锤炼了人们对法律的权威性的尊崇。这一学术贡献也是对西方思想传统中延续了两千多年的价值一元论的继承。     

对高校思想政治理论课案例教学法的思考——以《思想道德修养与法律基础》课为例

案例教学法是通过分析问题、逻辑推理、师生互动、教师总结而深化教学目的一种新的教学方式。新时代的高校思想政治理论课对案例教学法发出了强烈的呼唤,而案例教学法既可适用于《思想道德修养与法律基础》课教学中的各个环节,又对《思想道德修养与法律基础》课的教师提出了更为全新的要求。