Rethinking the urban and rural divide in Latino labor,recreation, and activism in West Michigan, 1940s–1970s

During the 1940s–1970s, Latino labor experiences could not be confined to either urban and industrial or rural and agricultural settings. Unlike large metropolises, Grand Rapids, Michigan is a mid-sized, Midwest city wherein the urban center and industrial labor opportunities are located within thirty miles of agricultural areas. I argue that Latinos in West Michigan used both rural and urban areas for labor to meet their economic and social needs. Due to the gendered realities of labor from the 1940s to the 1970s, women played an instrumental role in planning and executing the movement of their families between spaces. In turn, this community’s activism was not limited to the boundaries of urban or rural space. This research shows how Latinos etched out an economic and social survival in places wherein they are not the majority or have a plethora of resources. As the Latino diaspora spreads into areas in the southern United States, we can look to how Latinos in Grand Rapids and the Midwest lived and worked to better understand the lived experiences of twenty-first century Latinos.     

现代服务业发展趋势特征与天津服务业的发展思路

从20世纪80年代开始,全球产业结构呈现出"工业型"向"服务型"转型。在知识化信息化背景下,促进传统服务业向现代服务业转变,把发展实体经济与发展虚拟经济结合起来,优化产业链是市场经济发展的必然选择。改革开放以来,天津服务业取得了巨大成就,但同时也存在差距和不足。天津服务业要实现大的、跨越式发展,不仅要有科学合理的发展思路,还要采取切实可行的政策措施:加强现代服务业科学规划、实施体制改革、加大对外开放力度、强化政策支持、加快发展步伐、建立创新机制与应用机制和提供智力支持。     

Conditions for effective large‐scale anticorruption efforts and the role of external actors: What does the Slovak experience tell us?

The article looks at what policy‐makers can do to decrease corruption in developing and transition countries, based on an in‐depth examination of effectiveness of actual anticorruption measures in Slovakia. The research presents a synthesis of 12 case studies where measures in the sectors most associated with corruption as well as horizontal measures were analysed. The research shows that corruption can be decreased significantly within several years and external actors can play a substantial role in the process. An overall decrease in corruption can be based on aggregation of individual sectoral changes in areas most suffering from graft. In particular, the Slovak strategy was based on a sector‐by‐sector economic approach to resolve supply–demand imbalances based on either liberalisation/privatisation, limitations on discretion or managing supply and/or demand. Horizontal reforms complemented by sectoral reforms with their strong focus on increasing transparency. Concerning the role of external actors, we conclude that even when there is a domestically driven anticorruption effort, the external actors can still help significantly by serving as sources of inspiration, legitimacy, know‐how and funding for reform design and implementation. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

核桃产业与漾濞核桃发展现象

漾濞得益于其独特的自然条件,拥有上千年的核桃产业的发展历史。该文阐述了漾濞核桃的发展进程,剖析了该县成功种植核桃的经验,并对这一产业的未来市场前景作了规划。     

在“两型社会”建设中积极推进新型工业化进程

该文讨论了“两型社会”建设的背景、意义、主要内容和主要特点,阐述了工业化和新型工业化的联系与区别,分析了作为“两型社会”综合配套改革试验区之一的武汉城市圈的优势与不足,指出要在两型社会建设中实现新型工业化,重点在科学理解“两型社会”和新型工业化问的联系、积极转变经济增长模式、以信息化带动新型工业化、构建“两型”产业链和产业集群以及加强人才队伍建设等五方面。     

挣扎的底特律：后工业城市复兴的理论、实践与评述

在世界众多经历结构性衰落的工业城市中,美国底特律是其中最具历史性的典型。在探索后工业城市复兴的道路上,文化产业经济成为了过去几十年来城市增长理论中的核心。底特律从上世纪末期开始一直尝试通过发展文化经济试图重整衰败的城市。2013年底,底特律的破产宣告了这些努力的失败。首先,追溯了底特律在后工业时代与其他多数工业城市一样经历的历史衰落轨迹;其次,回顾了后工业城市通过文化推动城市发展的主要理论;再次,分析和讨论了底特律采取的一系列文化发展政策及其失败的潜在因素,以此来反思和评述主流城市文化经济增长的理论局限;最后,论述了城市增长理论的最新发展方向。     

集聚区视角的长三角文化创意产业一体化研究

发展文化创意产业被作为长三角地区产业转型升级的重要途径。目前,产业集聚区成为文化创意产业发展的主要模式。然而,很多园区还存在着产业结构趋同,相互之间未形成产业链等问题。一体化长三角文化创意产业,搭建公共服务平台,增强区域联动是长三角地区文化创意产业发展的必由之路。该文在分析集聚区现状和问题的基础上,提出了实现长三角地区文化创意产业一体化发展的几点建议。     

北京文化金融发展模式研究

文化创意产业发展需要金融的大力支持。北京市不断创新文化金融发展模式,通过财政拨款、银行贷款、股权融资、债权融资和民间资本等方式,实现了文化创意产业的跨越式发展。但在发展文化金融的过程中,北京仍存在着许多问题。为此,建议北京继续深化文化金融改革,创新财政资金支持政策,建设文化金融创新试验区,开发建设综合服务平台,营造文化金融发展环境,不断推动文化创意产业的发展。     

农业现代化视阈下的民族种业安全研究

农业现代化的前提是种业现代化。位于农业产业链最上游的种业是农业现代化进程中基础性、战略性核心产业,是保证国家粮食安全的根本。我国必须高度重视农业现代化进程中的种业安全,积极应对种业安全面临的挑战。提升种业竞争力,主体是企业,核心是品种,关键是创新。应加强政策引导,健全法规体系,转变发展方式,着力提升种业科技创新能力、企业竞争能力、供种保障能力和市场监管能力。通过体制机制创新加快构建“育繁推一体化”的商业化育种体系,做大做强民族种业。     

中阿合作开发沙产业的重点领域和保障措施选择

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