加入WTO与民政体制改革

改革民政体制，是积极应对入世后新形势的需要。民政体制改革的核心是转变职能，寓管理于服务之中；改革的关键是政事、政企分开；改革的重点是完善民政社会管理体制，建立高素质、专业化的行政管理队伍，加强法制建设，依法行政，规范管理。     

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     

广西“十二五”体制改革的几点思考

"十二五"是广西进入全面建设小康社会的关键时期,体制改革、制度创新是广西"十二五"经济社会发展面临的重大战略问题。"十二五"时期,广西体制改革面临着新的挑战,重点领域改革也面临着新突破。为此,必须深化改革,完善市场经济体制,营造良好的市场环境,实现公平竞争,充分发挥市场对优化资源配置的基础性作用,推动发展方式的转变。     

Pampered Sons, (Wo)manly Men,or Do‐nothing Machos? Costa Rican Men Coming of Age under Neoliberalism

This article explores how young men in Costa Rica negotiate ideas of manhood under neoliberalism. We draw on interview data involving 23 men, ages 15–35, residing in one Costa Rican city. Comparing men across three different class locations, we find diverse "markers of manhood." Our data suggest an emerging globally dominant masculine ideal among an elite class of men, a declining locally dominant masculine ideal among working-class men, and a cynical, possibly counter-cultural masculine ideal among poor men. We conclude that masculinities are not only fluid, but tied to changing economic circumstances and class structures.     

依法行政若干问题的思考

突破制约依法行政的瓶颈,迫切要求推动理念创新,以引领依法行政的实践。本文认为,依法行政的功能不仅是治官、治权,更是深化政治体制改革、发展社会主义民主政治的重要方面;适应依法行政从既靠政策又靠法律向靠政策,更靠法律的转变,要依法制定政策,推动政策的法律转化;服务型政府建设要体现依法行政的要求,重视公共服务制度化,坚持管理与服务并重;我国的改革已经从边改革边完善制度阶段进入了依法深化改革的新阶段,改革创新应当在宪法法律框架内进行;培育法治社会,要把法制宣传教育提升到国家公民教育的高度来认识;积极推动依法行政动力机制的转型,构建政府自上而下推动与社会由外而内推动有机结合的依法行政动力机制。     

Editors’ Introduction

Abstract

The police restructuring efforts in Bosnia and Herzegovina driven by the international community, using in particular the leverage of European integration, attempted to achieve a reform that would transform a very fragmented police system into a de-politicized single structure and ended in the signing of a rather weak political agreement. The main reason why the process proved to be so difficult was that police restructuring touched upon the fundamentals of a delicate ethno-political power-sharing model in a post-conflict situation. But also, the approach chosen by the international community had serious deficiencies as the international community was far from speaking with one voice, thereby limiting its leverage.     

Embeddedness and Restructuring: Case Studies from Singapore

Free market ideology has continued its hegemonic reign notwithstanding considerable opposition. Under capitalism, the relationship between the political and economic realms is intricate. This inquiry on corporate restructuring in Singapore between the late 1990s and the early 2000s scrutinizes how a dominant state collaborated with the multinational corporations to reconstitute their accumulation regimes to outlast the business cycles. Based on six cases, the findings underscore the critical role of the state on the subject of restructuring. The peculiar configuration of the relations between the state and labour in Singapore shaped how they negotiated the restructuring process with the companies. While those involved reckoned that training, research and technology were pivotal, the foregoing were not the panacea that optimistic consultants had made them out to be. The interactions among capital, labour and the state remained the underpinnings of solutions.     

The Transformation of Korean Business Groups after the Asian Crisis 1

This study examines the evolution of Korean business groups after the economic crisis. In particular, we investigate the post-crisis changes in their business structure and corporate governance system, which are argued to be major precipitating factors leading to the economic crisis. Our analysis suggests that the divestment intensity of non-core, highly indebted and low intra-group trade firms was higher for groups which survived the economic crisis, compared to the bankrupt groups. Besides, most surviving groups did not pursue diversification as actively as before the crisis, and their financial conditions remained favourable in the post-crisis period. The corporate governance of the groups has also improved in terms of corporate transparency, implementation of monitoring mechanisms and their accountability to shareholders. Therefore, it seems that Korean business groups have successfully implemented radical corporate transformation to adapt to the changed business environment after the crisis. But, the dominance of family management still remains as an important feature of Korean business groups.     

Insolvency and employment protection: the mixed effects of the Acquired Rights Directive

The statutory protection provided by European Community law to employees during transfers of undertakings and other restructurings has been criticised on the grounds that it undermines insolvency procedures and interferes with the ‘rescue’ process. We present an analysis which suggests that granting employees rights of this kind may be an efficient means of recognising their firm-specific human capital. Case-study evidence is then presented to show that while in some situations employment rights may obstruct reorganisations, in others they allow employee interests to be factored into the bargaining process in such a way as to enhance the survival chances of enterprises undergoing restructuring. The law functions best when effective mechanisms of employee representation are in place and when the conditions under which employees’ acquired rights can be waived in the interests of preserving employment are clearly specified.     

30年民主政治建设：内容与形式的统一

改革开放前，我国的民主政治建设走了许多弯路，究其原因是民主政治建设没有寻找到实现民主内容的适当形式和手段。十一届三中全会以来，中国共产党从历史和现实出发，在民主的实现形式上下工夫，积极进行政治体制改革，形成了使政治运作正常化的真正意义上的体制和机制，民主政治建设有序、渐进、稳步地推行，取得了巨大成就。改革开放30年的民主政治建设，是政治系统活动的一种具体反映。用政治系统理论来分析我国民主政治建设，使我们能够更全面深入地认识民主的内容与形式的统一的重要性，把握事物的规律，科学指导实践。