Forgotten Outcomes for Rural Areas in Central Policy‐Making: The Case of Blue Gums in Australia

The expansion of private forestry and the partnership between government and private sector timber growers and processors highlights the issues associated with a functionally based rather than a place based approaches to changing patterns of land use in rural areas. Rural development through blue gum forestry was promoted as a means of revitalising rural communities, providing both economic and social gains to regional areas. The purpose of this study is to examine the economic consequences of policies designed to promote plantation forestry at a local level. It concludes that while plantation forestry may bring benefits to the national economy, these benefits may not be apparent at a local level especially if the industry operates in competition with a viable alternative.     

韩国人心目中的中国形象——基于焦点集团访谈的研究结果

本研究以生活在首尔的韩国青壮年中的意见领袖为对象,通过FGI方法调查了他们心目中的中国形象。研究结果表明,受访者对中国非常关注,但对中国的认识和情感都偏向负面。如,他们对社会主义制度持有偏见;认为虽然中国经济有巨大潜力,但发展水平仍很低;认为中国社会存在诸多问题,例如贫富差距大、食品不安全、治安差、不注重环保、市民修养低等。受访者对中国崛起充满担忧,认为中国崛起后会成为霸权国而威胁韩国。在中韩关系方面,他们不认为中国是可信任的合作伙伴,虽然希望强化与中国的经济合作,但不愿承认韩国从中国的发展中受益。韩国人对中国的上述认识中有一部分是刻板印象,其成因是社会制度差异以及诸多历史原因。他们对中国流露出不信任、自尊、自卑以及受害意识等复杂情感,也促成了其对中国的负面评价。     

哥本哈根谈判进程和中美碳外交的发展

巴厘路线图出台后,全球气候变化谈判格局酝酿着深刻变化。进程将尽的哥本哈根谈判也面临大国关系复杂交错的分化与组合。其间中美经由碳外交建立起来的双边协调和互动关系,促使美国试图争取掌握应对气候变化国际谈判格局的主动权,亦促使中国试图继续赢得应对气候变化的国际均势。我们必须对中美共治的幻象有清醒的认识,警惕美国在气候变化问题上绑架中国。全球气候变化谈判格局不可能适用中美共治的模式,而会通过大国之间的合作,促进多边协调的框架机制完善发展。     

Information disclosure and environmental regulation: Green lights and gray areas

This research examines the potential of information disclosure for environmental regulation. The research attempts to answer questions of what impact information disclosure has on corporate environmental practices and what interferes with its effective use. A case study of Indonesia's pioneering informational environmental regulation reveals (i) both indirect (e.g. anticipation of external pressure) and direct (e.g. internal learning support) informational effects that enhance environmental awareness at the top management level and stimulate changes in production processes and (ii) detrimental effects of disclosed information that maintain or strengthen the extant power of regulated firms over environmental groups and local communities affected. Regulatory efforts can be leveraged by public disclosure of information regarding firms' environmental performance, especially where the state monitoring and enforcement capacities are weak. However, the introduction of policies of this kind without consideration of different market conditions and political and administrative culture may impede the effectiveness of this potentially useful regulatory method.     

论英国法院的止诉禁令

分析止诉禁令与仲裁的关系,归纳申请伦敦仲裁一方当事人面对另一方在其他国家法院起诉的对策,探讨《布鲁塞尔规则》对英国法院就欧盟法院诉讼作出止诉禁令的冲击后,提出保护伦敦仲裁与针对the"Front Com or"案可以考虑的6个对策及向英国法院申请止诉禁令的原则等。     

《核不扩散条约》的困境及应对

作为现有国际核不扩散机制的基石,《核不扩散条约》近年来面临多重危机。危机源于缔约各方相互矛盾的利益关切和目标、对条约进行利己主义式的解读和利用、条约自身的局限性和脆弱性、以及许多国家的政府和民众对核武器的认识和道德评价仍未形成共识。应对上述危机需要各缔约国弥合分歧、重建共识,在利益相互妥协的基础上维护条约的权威和效力。     

Asia-Pacific news

This column provides a country-by-country analysis of the latest legal developments, cases and issues relevant to the IT, media and telecommunications' industries in key jurisdictions across the Asia Pacific region. The articles appearing in this column are intended to serve as ‘alerts’ and are not submitted as detailed analyses of cases or legal developments.     

The organization of work as a factor in social well-being

Even though innovations in the organization of work have prompted a transition in work systems, the effect of the organization on employees is often not considered. Using personal interviews, direct observations, and relevant documents over a 17-month period, this case study of a worker-owned and -managed producer cooperative was undertaken to understand how fundamental changes in the organization of work affect workers and their families. The findings affirm that the organization of work is a pivotal aspect of individuals' quality of life, principally in that expanding personal choice--in a context of income security and an absence of formal hierarchy--enhances personal and familial well-being. From a policy perspective, the study demonstrates the potential for organizing work so that market demands are balanced with concerns for social well-being     

Asia-Pacific news

This column provides a country by country analysis of the latest legal developments, cases and issues relevant to the IT, media and telecommunications’ industries in key jurisdictions across the Asia-Pacific region. The articles appearing in this column are intended to serve as ‘alerts’ and are not submitted as detailed analyses of cases or legal developments.     

快速溶剂萃取法提取血中的有机磷类农药

目的建立生物检材血液中有机磷类农药的快速溶剂萃取方法。方法通过优化快速溶剂萃取各参数，提取血中的有机磷类农药，同时达到在线净化的效果，然后进行GC／FPD分析检测。结果血中5种常见有机磷类农药的平均回收率均在70％以上，在0．05μg／mL-5μg／mL浓度范围内线性关系良好，检测限（S／N=10）均低于20ng／mL。结论该方法优于其它传统提取方法，快速、简便、高效且操作自动化，可广泛应用于生物检材血液中有机磷类农药的检验鉴定。