Government accountability and voting choice in Italy, 1990–2008

Between 1996 and 2008 Italy has experienced four government alternations in as many consecutive elections. It could be argued that after the dramatic party change that occurred in the early 90s the Italian system is in a state of constant flux and voters appear rather bewildered. This paper presents an opposite argument, showing that voters' choice reflects the greater importance of valence politics – performance, the economy – acting as a cue to voting behaviour, interacting with a long-term political predisposition. In turn, this promotes parties' responsiveness and accountability since the overall performance of a government – even of a coalition government – appears as a goal to be shared by all partners, under the threat of defeat for all. The analysis is carried out employing the Italian National Elections Studies series.     

论责任保险与侵权法的关系——兼论两者的发展趋势

责任保险与侵权法是现代损害赔偿体系中最为重要的两种制度,两者的发展具有互动性关系,在功能上则具有协作性关系.现代损害赔偿体系具有救济、惩戒和预防三大基本功能,其中救济功能的对象是受害人,惩戒功能的对象是加害人,而预防功能的对象是社会.在救济功能方面,责任保险具有更大的优越性,但也有其不能覆盖的区域.在惩戒功能方面,侵权法的惩戒体现在过错责任下的加害人故意和重大过失,过错责任下的加害人一般过失以及严格责任、公平责任并不体现惩戒功能.在预防功能方面,两者具有同等功效,均能引导当事人预防事故发生.     

Voting when the economy goes bad,everyone is in charge,and no one is to blame: The case of the 2009 German election

The economy was a major issue in Germany’s 2009 election. The global economic crisis did not spare Germany, whose economy is tightly integrated into the global economy. So when the German economy experienced a historical shock, did voters connect their views of the economy with their vote choice? Or did they, as some research has suggested, recognize Germany’s dependence on global markets and cut the government slack, especially when the government consists of the country’s two major parties? Using pre- and post-election panel surveys from the German Longitudinal Election Study (GLES), we investigate the weight that voters gave to the economy, relative to other considerations, when casting their ballot and whether governing parties were disproportionately judged based on the state of the economy.     

Economic voting in a crisis: The Irish election of 2011

The paper explores a question raised by the 2011 Irish election, which saw an almost unprecedented decline in support for a major governing party after an economic collapse that necessitated an ECB/IMF ‘bailout’. This seems a classic case of ‘economic voting’ in which a government is punished for incompetent performance. How did the government lose this support: gradually, as successive economic indicators appeared negative, or dramatically, following major shocks? The evidence points to losses at two critical junctures. This is consistent with an interpretation of the link between economics and politics that allows for qualitative judgements by voters in assigning credit and blame for economic performance.     

科学发展观视角下基层统战文化软实力的建设思考——以浙江省余姚市为例

科学发展观,是党中央在十六届三中全会上首次提出的发展战略.这对于余姚经济社会发展的方向、模式、路径都产生极大的影响.而十七大,又首次把文化软实力写进党的工作报告,向全党提出要“提高国家的文化软实力”的战略要求.此要求的提出,不仅为余姚市经济社会的进一步发展指明了方向,也为余姚市如何加快提升城市文化软实力、尤其是统战文化...     

中国经济学范式的反思与创新

中国传统经济学的"生产关系范式",不以生产方式为主要研究对象,脱离客观实际,陷入主观主义、形而上学和法学幻想;新时期的"生产关系+资源配置范式"存在严重的逻辑混乱和内在矛盾;现代中国经济学的"生产方式范式",应研究社会主义初级阶段生产方式以及与之相适应的生产关系和上层建筑的基本特征,以马克思主义经济学的科学世界观、方法论与基本原理为指导,吸收、借鉴西方经济学积极成果,坚持从实际出发,以中国问题为导向,形成中国风格和中国特色。     

论经济法的理论基础

任何法部门都要有理论基础。经济法理论基础应当以讲求法意理论、突出经济法特征和承认其他部门法理论基础为立论之本,并从经济法价值层面推衍出来。以往学界关于经济法理论基础的研究还没能够符合这些条件,故诸说成立的根据不充分;而民商法、行政法、社会法等理论基础对于从经济法价值层面推衍的"整体经济效益"的价值取向及覆盖的法内容,又无力支撑。于是,寻找经济法自身的根本理论支撑就十分关键了。笔者研究发现,经济法为了实现"整体经济效益"的价值取向,必须不断解决个体性经营无序带来的"整体"损害问题,于是,经济法配置的整体性经济权应当是限定个体性经营权的职权。笔者将这一理论称为"限权论"并定位为经济法理论基础。这一理论也是在与民商法的"保权论"、行政法的"控权论"、社会法的"扶权论"等理论基础的界分和协调中形成的。     

论民族传统体育保护与发展的价值取向

民族传统体育是中国传统文化的重要组成部分,集中反映了中华民族的哲学观念和生存智慧。民族传统体育除了体育属性之外,还具备重要的文化属性。一直以来,由于价值取向上的偏差,民族传统体育的保护和发展存在重竞技性轻大众性、重体育性轻文化性、重传统性轻现代性的问题。通过分析,提出民族传统体育"传统属性遗产化"、"体育属性大众化"和"文化属性现代化"的价值取向。     

Under-development in practice: Nigeria and the enduring problem of corruption

Nigeria's abundant natural resource endowments should earn the country's bragging rights as the “Giant of Africa”. Instead, 52 years of corrupt practices among the often recycled ruling elites in post-independence Nigeria have crippled this giant and turned what should be one of the country's strongest assets – its vast oil wealth – into a curse. This article critically examines the concerns for corruption as an enduring obstacle to Nigeria's development writ large. After providing a historical trajectory of corrupt practices in Nigeria from the mid-1980s to the present, it discusses some of the recent corruption scandals in the country, in particular the issues surrounding the US$6.8 billion that was drained from Nigeria between 2009 and 2012 in the fuel subsidy scam. The conclusion makes a case for the reworking of a pervasive system in Nigeria that “pardons” corruption and “recycles” corrupt rulers.     

建设中国沿边地区开发开放排头兵的对策研究——以广西东兴重点开发开放试验区建设为例

目前,全国沿边地区掀起新一轮开发开放浪潮。广西东兴重点开发开放试验区具有独特的优势,为建设成为中国沿边地区开发开放排头兵,需要继续采取扩大开放合作、加快建设连接中国—东盟国际大通道重要交通枢纽和改革创新沿边地区新的经济增长极体制机制、争取国家政策支持等对策。