芝加哥学派与凯恩斯主义的争论

以弗里德曼和卢卡斯等人为代表的芝加哥学派是新自由主义的主要力量,坚信自由市场经济能够自动实现均衡,反对凯恩斯主义政府过多干预的政策主张,他们展开激烈争论。争论的焦点是市场经济的性质和政府的作用。     

我国基层维稳的理性化运行：语境、问题及路径选择

对基层官员维稳问责力度的不断强化与民众日益凸显的利益诉求的双重交织,导致基层维稳运行朝着非理性的方向发展。我国基层维稳运行面临着运行成本高昂化、运行行为暴戾化及运行目标短期化困境。建构我国基层维稳运行机制理性化的有效路径,首先需要改变目前基层政府直管的维稳模式,通过建立小政府的维稳模式实现维稳运行成本的理性化;其次改变基层维稳中的压力型模式,形成有效的激励型维稳运行机制,以此实现维稳运行行为的理性化;最后将基层维稳目标从静态稳定转变为动态稳定,以此实现维稳运行目标的理性化。     

事实陈述、意见表达与公益性言论保护——最高法院1993年《名誉权问题解答》第8条之检讨

言论自由与名誉权同属宪法基本权利,无位阶先后之分,二者的平衡应在个案中实现。言论分为事实与意见,二者的区分是规则建立的基础。对于事实,真实是基础性要求,但真实并非一定不诽谤,不真实也不一定必然诽谤,表面的、片面的真实事实暗示虚假事实亦可构成诽谤。合理查证是判断事实是否诽谤的基本标准,我国不宜引进真实恶意原则。对于意见,应坚持合理评论原则。善意地针对可受公评事项发表言论不构成侮辱,侮辱不必然导致名誉受损。以事实为基础的评论应将合理查证与合理评论相结合,评论的空间应尽量宽广。     

当下中国的举国动员何以可能?

本文对中国成功抗击非典的举国动员机制进行探讨,从单位组织和社区动员、权力技术运作、媒体对社会意识的建构、理性选择机制等四个方面论述了举国动员何以可能,以期对理解当下中国的举国动员提供帮助,为我们抗击眼下席卷全球的甲流有所启示。     

论警察人权的保障

警察作为一个特殊的社会群体,其人权状况不容乐观。警察执行公务过程中的人权受损现象未有改观,警察人权潜在的受损状况日益突出。构建和谐社会必须高度重视警察人权保障工作。保障警察人权的核心是树立＂以警为本＂的全新理念,以此为指导创新警察人权保障机制,建立专门的警察人权监督保障组织,建立健全法律法规和相关制度,加强舆论宣传,提高警察的自我维权意识。     

井冈山精神再解读

井冈山精神是中华民族＂脊梁精神＂的重要内核,是当代具有原创意义的民族精神。井冈山精神有丰富博大的内涵。根据江泽民、胡锦涛同志曾有的概括,融合他们指示的要义,井冈山精神的精髓和特征,可再作如下深层解读：井冈山精神的核心是实事求是、敢闯新路,井冈山精神的灵魂是坚定信念、矢志不移,井冈山精神的基石是依靠群众、艰苦奋斗。新世纪所涌动的时代风貌、时代气脉,仍然需要融会井冈山精神的内核,呼唤井冈山精神的灵魂。     

The politics of foreign debt in Latin America a study of the debtors’ cartel

This analysis of the foreign debt problem in Latin America shows that this economic burden is onerous and will not be reduced in the short run. The region's political leaders perceived that collective bargaining could increase their bargaining leverage with foreign lenders and could produce more advantageous repayment schedules for most nations. However, despite verbal backing and the economic promise of collective bargaining, a debtors’ cartel failed to materialize. Evaluations of the political dynamics in key nations anticipated creditors. This analysis also shows that the debtors’ cartel failed because collective bargaining did not gain domestic political support. Foreign influence was tangential to the outcome. Given this political climate, the chances for a revival of collective bargaining are very slim.     

Perceived Sanction Threats and Projective Risk Sensitivity: Auto Theft,Carjacking, and the Channeling Effect

Although sanction threats promote fear, among committed offenders, that fear can become a resource with which to sculpt emerging crime preferences. In such cases, criminality is not deterred but channeled. We explore the channeling process here as it relates to auto theft and carjacking. Our qualitative findings reveal that auto thieves are reluctant to embrace the violence of carjacking due to concerns over sanction threat severity they attributed to carjacking—both formal (higher sentences) and informal (victim resistance and retaliation). Meanwhile, the carjackers are reticent to enact auto theft because of the more uncertain and putatively greater risk of being surprised by victims, a fear that appears to overcome the enhanced long-term formal penalty of taking a vehicle by force. We examine the implications of offenders’ decision-making for the analytic intersection of rational choice and deterrence, offering the notion of projective risk sensitivity to encapsulate the process.     

Make and Buy—An Alternative to Make or Buy? An Investigation of Four Theoretical Explanations in Danish Municipalities

The question of whether public organizations should provide services themselves or buy them from external suppliers has become increasingly relevant due to public-sector modernization. The literature has focused on it as a question of either make or buy. Contrarily, we focus on the reasons for public organizations to simultaneously produce and contract out similar services. The article investigates different theoretical explanations for concurrent make and buy. A survey of Danish municipalities shows that make and buy seems to be a steady choice. However, the results show little support for the theoretical explanations indicating the need for more public-oriented explanations.     

The Link Between Public Service Motivation and Volunteering: The Case of South Korean Civil Servants

Despite the consensus on volunteering as a behavioral consequence of public service motivation (PSM), research has not yet empirically examined how various PSM constructs relate to an individual’s volunteering, and the underlying mechanism between PSM and volunteering remains a mystery. This study identifies common motivational grounds between PSM and volunteering and examines how the four PSM types—rational, normative, affective, and self-sacrifice—predict public service employees’ volunteering. The findings from the survey of employees in the Korean National Government suggest a connection between public employees’ volunteering and the rational dimension of PSM, i.e., their desire to influence public policy process.