The Changing Paradigm of Pacific Regional Politics

Abstract

Analyses of recent developments in Pacific regional politics have emphasized the role of ideas and new thinking about how the Pacific should engage in global and regional diplomacy (the so-called ‘paradigm shift’). These ideas include the call for regional self-determination, the claim that Pacific island states need to engage more assertively in global diplomacy, the call for a ‘genuine Pacific voice’ to be heard in global forums, recognition that a ‘one region approach’ need not be the best approach, the reconfiguring of diplomatic alliances to leverage Pacific island positions better in global forums, and embracing non-state actors as equal partners. The importance of this paradigm shift is that it challenges many prevailing stereotypes and assumptions about Pacific islands diplomacy. It recognizes and facilitates choices and alternatives. It emphasizes the imperative of being proactive and of taking responsibility for the challenges facing the Pacific islands; and being creative in finding solutions. This is a fundamentally empowering transformation. But in order to understand where this might lead, it is necessary to explore where this transformation has so far played out. Case studies at the national, regional and global levels give insights into the impact and potential of the new Pacific diplomacy.     

中国创业板上市条件法律问题研究

目前我国的创业板主要面临三大困境:一是对上市公司的资金、盈利性等方面要求的门槛较高,造成了许多真正有潜力的国内中小企业上市融资非常困难,这无疑与我国创立创业板的初衷大相径庭;二是各创业板市场正面临激烈竞争,国外的创业板(例如纳斯达克等)制定了很多政策吸引我国中小企业去该市场上市;三是在创业板第一批解禁潮来临之时,首批上市的28家企业中大批高管离职套现,这充分证明了我国创业板市场的不完善性。我国的创业板应该制定怎样的上市条件才能既满足中小企业的融资需求,又能够维持自身的稳定发展,还能切实保证投资者的利益,这是一个值得深思的问题。     

Examining the immanent dilemma of small states in the Asia-Pacific: the strategic triangle between New Zealand,the US and China

ABSTRACT

Small states throughout the Asia-Pacific are confronted by a growing dilemma over how to balance their traditional security ties with the US and rapidly growing trade with China. This gives Washington and Beijing potential leverage over small states to use within their competition with one another. This article explores the implications of this for New Zealand – a small South Pacific state that prides itself on maintaining an independent foreign policy. Situated within the small state literature, it utilises a material-based strategic triangle to illustrate the fundamental facets of New Zealand's position. Relatedly, the article examines how Wellington has managed its burgeoning relations with China and the US over the past decade and critically considers New Zealand's independent foreign policy. It finds that New Zealand has adopted a mixed set of strategies to manage its position between the US and China, closely aligning itself with Washington while remaining nonaligned on some key security issues in the Asia-Pacific region. New Zealand has certainly not opted for neutrality. The article concludes that New Zealand and other small states must remain vigilant, may want to consider alternative strategies of alignment, and outlines a number of areas where additional research could prove fruitful.     

小城镇发展进程中的治安问题及防控构想

小城镇治安形势日益严峻.其影响因素主要有人口结构的显著变化、人、财、物的可侵害性增大、治安管理模式相对落后、治安基础设施建设滞后和利益格局复杂等.数据分析显示小城镇在区域中的治安影响力正逐渐增大;交通贸易型、旅游型、工业型等不同特点的小城镇,其治安情况各有特色;小城镇的治安问题兼具城市和农村的特征.据此,公安机关应着眼于长远和大局,将小城镇治安工作摆上重要位置,借鉴城市治安工作经验,建立相匹配的公安运行机制,处理好打、防、管三者之间的关系,逐步提高控制小城镇治安的能力.     

Insurance strategic considerations in coalition-oriented systems: A consideration set model approach

During a vote-decision process, citizens elect between some of the parties – not all of them. In this paper, we explore a potential strategic reason to include an additional alternative in the consideration set. Drawing on research from the field of strategic voting, we study incentives to defect to a party at risk of falling below an electoral threshold in order to elect a winning coalition (”insurance”). Our argument is that these types of strategic considerations occur already in the campaign, but do not always translate into choice. Using the so-called consideration set model approach (CSM), which focuses on how voters select fewer alternatives among a larger number of parties, we model vote choice over an election campaign using panel data from the Swedish National Election Studies of 2014. In line with our argument, we demonstrate that the insurance strategy was prevalent earlier in the decision-making process, when forming the consideration set.     

中小企业集合票据发行之可操作性探析

中小企业是我国经济发展的重要力量,但一直以来中小企业融资难始终是一个难以解决的问题,而集合票据作为中小企业融资新途径,就是为中小企业＂量身定做＂的融资工具。通过集合发行,引入信用增进和代偿机制等结构设计,可以在一定程度上克服中小企业单体发行债务融资工具规模较小、信用级别低、融资担保难等缺陷,对于拓宽企业的融资渠道,降低企业的融资成本,提升企业的资本市场等级等方面具有积极意义。     

MRI在膝关节细微骨折法医学鉴定中的应用价值

目的探讨膝关节细微骨折的MRI表现及其在法医学鉴定中的应用价值。方法分析24例经MRI诊断并经CT及临床证实的膝关节细微骨折的MRI表现,并与CT和X线检查结果进行比对。结果24例患者中X线仅检出2处骨折,CT检出27处,MRI检出31处骨折;其中MRI诊断同一患者2处以上骨折共有5例。所有骨折均无明显分离或错位,T1WI STIR和FE-T2WI序列是显示细微骨折的最佳序列。结论MRI能明确诊断膝关节细微骨折,为法医学鉴定提供有力的依据。     

论小额诉讼程序的构建

随着我国社会主义市场经济的飞速发展和人们权利观念的逐渐增强，民事纠纷尤其是小额纠纷的案件数量迅速增加。建立一种简易、快捷、低廉的法律制度，利于保障每一个公民能够通过诉讼实现自己的权利。设立小额诉讼程序，是司法改革的必然选择。从小额案件的特点以及我国现有的实践情况看，小额诉讼建立的价值取向：低成本和高效率。     

Between Accommodation and Opportunism: Explaining the Growing Influence of Small Gulf States in the Middle East

Abstract

Smaller members of the Gulf Cooperation Council defied theoretical and practical expectations as they were able to enlarge their international influence during the years of the Arab Spring. They adopted markedly different foreign policy strategies, which can be seen as stances lying between accommodation and opportunism, depending on the extent to which they respected the security concerns of their geopolitical patron, Saudi Arabia. The mainstream schools of IR theory – neorealism, neoliberalism and constructivism – offer different explanations for these phenomena. Although none of the three schools can provide a completely exhaustive explanation, neoliberalism seems to offer the most comprehensive framework for analysis.     

中小企业集群品牌建设问题探讨

当前,我国中小企业集群正蓬勃发展,但品牌建设却并没有引起足够的重视,其发展中还存在许多障碍。加强集群品牌建设对于提高集群企业的知名度,进而塑造企业集群优良的整体形象有着重要的意义。在打造集群品牌时首先应当强化中小企业集群品牌意识,并在此基础上做好中小企业集群品牌定位、集群品牌营销、集群品牌保护及集群品牌的系统化构建工作,从而全面提升中小企业集群竞争力。