Administrators as Deliberative Representatives: A Revised Public Service Role

We suggest a role for public administrators as deliberative representatives. The goal is to apply a re-conceptualization of representation within the context of public administration based on a literature review on the following concepts: 1) representative democracy, (2) representative bureaucracy, and (3) deliberative democracy. We find that dominant models of representative democracy are ill suited for ensuring the true interests of citizens and communities are met and that representative bureaucracy is not satisfactory to address the failings of representative democracy. Finding promise in deliberative democracy models, we consider how the re-conceptualization of representation for the administrative role might shape the advancement of public participation in order to enhance the quality of representation. Specifically, a fourth construction is defined to add to the list of three above: deliberative representation.     

Making Citizen Participation Work: The Challenging Search for New Forms of Local Democracy in The Netherlands

Governance theory shows that governments no longer operate as actors that take unilateral decisions but instead have to share power and influence with various other actors. There is also a large body of literature that shows a growing discontent with (local) democracy. These two trends lead various local governments to either reaffirm representative democracy, or to introduce elements of direct participatory democracy. In practice the combination of the two – representative and direct participatory democracy – can be problematic. This paper describes the experiences of Hoogeveen, a medium-sized municipality in the Netherlands with a far-reaching programme of direct participatory democracy. In Hoogeveen, local residents can decide on yearly budgets for their neighbourhood and become involved in the long-term planning of its development. The Hoogeveen case shows that direct participatory and representative democracy can be balanced with the help of (1) connecting arrangements, (2) professional connectors and (3) steady political support.     

我国公司环境法律责任制度的绿化:一个预防的视角

公司的环境法律责任包括民事责任、行政责任和刑事责任。当前,我国公司法律责任的设置存在根本性缺陷,即预防理念的缺失,主要表现在市场准入阶段公司设立的环境条件缺失、环境保护法律相关准入规定的缺陷、环境风险内控预防机制的空白、行政处罚手段的滞后性以及重大环境污染犯罪尚未"危险化"等。以预防理念全面"绿化"公司的环境法律责任,需要从如下方面加以努力:完善环境准入立法、建立以环境风险应对为中心的内部控制制度及责任体系、行政处罚方式的科学化、重大环境污染事故罪的"前置"及环境监管失职罪的修订。     

Activity

正Yang Liping--10th Anniversary of Dynamic Yunnan Date:November 12-16,2014Place:National Center for the Performing Arts Price:RMB 160/220/280/450/550/600/680/880Dynamic Yunnan is a stage show featuring traditional beauty,modern power and rich ethnic charisma.Yang Liping travelled to Yunnan to collect representative music and dance elements for their performance.Over the last decade,she and     

农业产业化重点企业涉农供应链的实践与启示

从国家级农业产业化重点"龙头"企业供应链实践的基本状况和特点中,可以得到如下启示:强化管理,夯实基础;大力推进和巩固农业产业化经营;基于SCM的协作式竞争理念的觉醒;IT界应加强集成化涉农供应链研发的力度和针对性;高度重视农业高新技术在涉农供应链中的运用;借鉴西方经验,加强宏观关注和政策支持。     

公司人格与公司人格否认

公司人格独立原则实际运行过程中所引起的价值背离和利益失衡问题,导致了公司人格否认制度的产生。公司人格否认具有相对性,而且仅适用于实质上已经丧失独立人格的公司。公司人格否认制度不是对公司人格独立原则的否认,相反,是对公司人格独立原则的净化、补充和完善。     

公司收购中目标公司控股股东的诚信义务探析

目标公司的控股股东既可以通过股东大会的表决机制作出有利于自身,但对其他股东不利的决定;也可以利用直接或间接任免高级经营者的人事权,支配经营者在面对收购时是否采取行动上,优先考虑其利益,漠视公司和其他股东利益,将目标公司置于被掠夺、蚕食的境地,少数股东则沦为被压榨、排挤的对象。为了公平地维护和实现公司、少数股东的利益,就必须使前者对后者承担诚信义务。虽然控股股东与董事的诚信义务在内容上均由忠实义务和谨慎注意义务构成,但二者并不完全相同。在不同的收购类型和各种具体的反收购行动中,控股股东诚信义务的内容也各有所侧重。     

企业如何解决战略协同中存在的问题

企业在战略策划阶段选择了不同的战略模式来实现协同。然而,不少企业在战略实施之后,发现自己并没有实现协同,甚至出现了战略协同失败的结果。面对这些事例企业应对战略协同过程中遇到的问题进行认真分析,从企业自身出发,寻找解决问题、实现协同的方法。     

借鉴、剖析与完善--对人大代表质询权的再次关注

质询权是民意代表监督有关国家机关及其组成人员的一项权利,西方国家较早确立了质询制度,并使之在实践中发展.我国人大代表质询权最早规定在1954年宪法中,但时至今日,人大代表却并未充分行使过这一监督性权利.借鉴国外有益经验,完善质询权法律规定,以发挥质询的效能.     

中国股份公司法定代表人制度的存废

中国股份公司法定代表人制度在世界范围内很独特。从起源和定型过程上考察,可以发现它和中国传统的国有经济制度有密切的联系。依据对其中几个具体理论问题的分析以及对该制度目前运行实际效果的判断,笔者认为它已经不适应中国股份公司当前的发展和对现代化公司治理的要求,应予废除。基于以上结论,并借鉴德国对股份公司代表人制度的规定,笔者提出了对中国《公司法》相应内容的修改建议。