WORLD

正THAILAND Soldiers patrol the streets of Bangkok on May 22,the day Thai Army Commander in Chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha declared a coup following months of deadly political turmoil     

Golden Age of Think Tanks

正Research and ideas play an increasingly important role in China’s policymaking By Tang YuankaiOn April 19,the National School of Development at Peking University celebrated its 20th anniversary.Six foreigneducated economists,including Justin Yifu Lin,who went on to become the first chief economist and senior vice president of the World Bank     

A Matter of Independence Questions are raised on the status of independent directors at public firms

正The issue of independent directors in China has come under the spotlight recently,following the removal of two from office.On May 29,Hangzhou Tianmushan Pharmaceutical Enterprise Co.in east China’s Zhejiang Province announced that its restructuring plan had been delayed again.Before that,the Shanghai Stock Exchange-listed company fired two of its independent directors—Zheng     

Letting Go of GDP

正Diversified evaluators have been introduced to assess local officials’ performance amid growing ecological concerns East China’s Fujian Province is preparing for the adoption of a more reason-able set of standards to evaluate local government performance,which may give officials in localities with lower economic growth cause to feel a bit more relaxed.In August,the Fujian Provincial Government announced that it will gauge     

THIS WEEK

正OFFERING A HElPING HAND Chinese medical workers take a boy suspected to have contracted Ebola to the ward for observation in a hospital in Freetown,capital of Sierra Leone,on October 11.A group of 30 doctors and nurses from the Beijing-based 302 Military Hospital,which specializes in treating     

关于我国公务员“录考培”问题的思考——以重庆市推行的“政府立法回避制”为例

重庆市政府推行“政府立法回避制”,是为了避免政府部门利用立法这一特权将部门的利益“法制化”,但这一制度架空了《立法法》授权政府立法的本意,使政府立法从根本上失去了正当性,沦于“为立法而立法”的窘境。立法是一种“公共产品”,它应该具备广泛的民主性和公益代表性,通过“开门立法”,广泛吸纳民意,使不同利益群体的利益诉求得以充分表达,是现代民主政治原理的体现。     

"保护伞"研究

黑社会性质组织往往通过金钱贿赂、感情联络、跑官要官、美色引诱和威逼就范等途径寻找"保护伞";"保护伞"则采取消极放任、袒护包庇、避重就轻、相互勾结、滥施影响和鼓励放纵等形式,对黑社会性质组织进行保护.虽然面临发现线索、执法、取证和结案处理等多方面的困难,但我们可以从坚持"三个彻底"、实行党政一把手负总责、相关部门密切配合、运用多种侦查谋略和严格把握法律界限等五个方面着手,彻底打击"保护伞".     

对新形势下提高工会干部"三大能力"的思考

新形势下工会干部必须提高学习、实践、创新的能力.学习能力是对工会干部的基本要求;实践能力是工会干部的基本功;创新能力是对工会干部的最好检验.     

《联合国反腐败公约》与中国刑事诉讼

《联合国反腐败公约》的通过为我国打击腐败犯罪、解决贪官外逃问题提供了一项重要的法律武器。公约在刑事程序方面作出了许多特别规定 ,主要包括 :增强反腐败机构的独立性 ;强化对被追诉者的程序控制和实体处罚 ;提升反腐败机构的侦控能力 ;加大对被害人的保护力度 ;拓宽证据收集渠道 ,降低证据运用的法律要求 ;加强反腐败领域的国际合作等。我国刑事诉讼同公约有不少契合之处 ,但也存在很大差距 ,主要表现在 :承担反腐败职能的机构不独立 ,难以抵制各种压力的干预 ;举报制度存在问题 ,获取腐败犯罪信息的能力不足 ;侦查方式单一、落后 ,无法满足打击腐败犯罪的需要 ;证据制度不健全 ,不利于收集打击腐败犯罪的充分信息 ;对被害人的权利保障不力 ,影响反腐败工作的法律与社会效果 ;相关法律制度存在缺陷 ,给利用公约追回外逃资金造成困难。为强化刑事诉讼对腐败犯罪的追诉能力 ,有必要对我国相关立法进行改革与完善     

高素质农村基层党组织带头人队伍建设的有效探索——以南平下派村支书做法为例

农村基层党组织带头人队伍是解决我国"三农"问题的骨干力量。福建省南平市通过下派村支书,以"制度创新"为载体、以"先进后退"为路径、以"建设学习型党组织"为主要手段、以创建"一套好机制"为目标,采取"合力推进"的方式,有效地改善当地农村基层党组织党员队伍结构,培养一支带不走的后备力量,增强基层党组织的创造力、战斗力和凝聚力,建设了一支高素质的农村基层党组织带头人队伍。