Critical infrastructure protection and Russia's hybrid regime

The Russian policy on critical infrastructure protection was outlined in the early 2000s and has been consolidated in recent years as a part of the national security strategy. This policy is evolving against a background composed of an uneasy combination of factors: the degeneration of infrastructures critical for the country's economic and social development, and the de-legitimization of political institutions responsible for protecting ‘population’ and ‘territory’. The recent major catastrophes in Russia, the notorious forest fires in 2010 in particular, have become examples of political events that offer a point of reference for the current regime's failure to uphold its promises of ‘order and stability’.     

中国环渤海经济圈产业竞争力要素分析

区域经济的发展水平决定于区域产业竞争力。环渤海经济圈的产业竞争力取决于四个要素:基础条件竞争力、竞争实力、竞争潜力和环境竞争力,具体体现这些要素的是区域资源优势、经济发展水平、大企业数量与规模、销售状况以及跨国公司的投资规模,还有主导产业及产业集群等。要提高环渤海经济圈产业竞争力,需要加强区域产业联系以促进区域经济一体化;保持区域产业竞争优势持续力;提供培养区域产业竞争力的政策。     

西部大开发在宁夏实施的效果评价

目前,西部大开发工作在宁夏正积极有序地稳步推进,尤其是在基础设施和生态建设等方面取得了较大成效。但是,在吸引民间投资、外资、软环境建设、工业化、居民收入提高等方面,则推进得比较缓慢,至今尚存在不少问题。因此,在今后进一步实施西部大开发的过程中,宁夏还需要在这些方面加大改革开放的力度。     

政府部门在城市基础设施管理中的主要职责和任务

从市场经济角度 ,指出政府部门在城市基础设施管理中的主要职责和任务 ,进而又提出了现阶段政府在城市基础设施管理中的主要工作     

Turning the tide? The emergence of national urban policies in Africa

It is widely believed that national urban policies in Africa are rare. This is a concern bearing in mind the formidable challenges posed by urbanisation in the context of low incomes and weak institutions. The paper unpacks the concept of urban policy and what it means for the way in which cities grow. It considers the situation in five countries with different approaches. The evidence indicates increasing interest in steering urban growth through coordinated actions on land, housing and infrastructure. The positive developmental arguments seem to carry more weight than the threats of disaster if squalor and social unrest are not addressed. Yet the appropriate policy responses are not clear-cut and there are many dilemmas faced. Capacitating city governments to plan and invest in networked infrastructure appears to be one of the priorities.     

我国城市环保基础设施运营体制市场化改革新探

从我国现行运营体制与机制的 3大时弊 ,切入市场化改革的势在必行。阐述了理顺“价、费”关系是改革现行运营体制的突破口。提出了逐步建立城市环保基础设施市场化运营体制与机制的措施与建议     

Unpacking the Path‐Dependent Process of Institutional Change for PPPs

In the recent past, several countries and states have begun to use Public‐Private‐Partnerships (PPPs) for infrastructure development and have attempted to create institutional environments that enable PPPs. Providing an enabling environment for PPPs entails a combination of institutional creation and changing existing institutions relating to project procurement. This paper attempts to understand how path‐dependant institutional change takes place in the context of PPPs and their enabling environments, and why different institutional environments evolve differently, using two cases: the implementation of PPPs in the road sector in the Netherlands and in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. We identify two factors that can be used as predictors of the direction of institutional change: a long‐term orientation towards institutional change and a willingness to learn and modify transitional institutions. Where these factors exist, and thereby provide a goodness of fit, institutional change is likely to occur.     

An Asia-Pacific Full of Hope

正The APEC meetings held in Beijing in November produced good results.The meetings outlined a blueprint to enhance physical,institutional and people-to-people connectivity in the AsiaPacific region by 2025.To achieve this goal,China will contribute US$40 billion towards setting up a Silk Road fund,providing investment and financial support for infrastructure construction,     

Nation Rises after 65 Years of Development

正ONE needs look no further t h a n C h i n a’s r a i l w a y s t o observe the country’s enormous development since its foundation on October 1,1949.On the 65th anniversary of that formative moment,every Chinese citizen had access to a modern train service.In1949,the nation had only 22,000 km of railways,and half of the track was in poor condition.By 2013,however,this had expanded to 100,000 km.More than 10,000 km was high-speed infrastructure,with12,000 km under construction.