共同富裕与西部大开发战略

西部大开发战略是为了培育新的经济增长带,是我们党对邓小平理论的丰富和发展。加快西部地区的发展,是实现共同富裕的必要条件。     

西部大开发生态环境建设与刑法的协调保护

西部大开发的战略目标能否实现 ,在很大程度上与生态环境的保护与建设密切相关 ,严惩生态环境犯罪是西部大开发内在和外在的要求 ,必须要加强刑法的协调与保护。     

政府是国有企业改革和发展的关键－谈谈政府的民商法、行政法和经济法意识问题

国有企业改革的关键在于政府,而政府的一系列的有关动作都应围绕其相应法律意识进行。本文认为,政府树立良好的民商法、行政法、经济法意识是国有企业改革成功的基础。     

我国鉴定人出庭质证制度的完善

鉴定人出庭率低是我国司法实践中的普遍现象。造成该现象的原因是多方面的,其中最主要的原因在于我国法律规定的不完善。借鉴国外立法的相关规定,对于完善我国鉴定人出庭质证制度不无裨益。     

Austerity and niche parties: The electoral consequences of fiscal reforms

Austerity policies — policies of sharp reductions of a government's budget deficint involving spending cuts and tax increases — are claimed to boost support for radical political parties. We argue, counter to popular claims, that austerity measures actually reduce support for radical and niche parties. Austerity policies force traditional left-right politics to the forefront of political debate with the traditional mainstream parties having a stronger ownership over those issues. We systematically explore the impact of austerity measures on the electoral fortunes of niche parties in 16 developed countries over a 35-year period, while controlling for a number of socio-economic variables. We find that austerity policies that rely on tax increases affect radical parties on the left and the right in different ways than fiscal adjustments based on spending cuts.     

Social policy for inclusive development in Africa

The paper revisits the discourse on development in Africa, following in the footsteps of leading development thinkers and focusing on social policy. Some of the thinkers and scholars have specifically and directly discussed development discourse in Africa. Others have made insightful points regarding inclusive development in Africa even though not directly engaging with development discourse. The paper also acknowledges earlier thinking regarding development in Africa, including perspectives that deal with underdevelopment. The paper concerns itself with the critical role that social policy can play in ensuring inclusive development in Africa. The interface between economic and social policy is emphasised. Although Africa faces many intractable challenges, most of which are externally imposed, robust social policies will go a long way in bringing about effective social and economic development. In the main, though, Africa needs a comprehensive socio-economic development approach that can ensure lasting inclusive development. Social policies are critical for any development endeavour in African countries. Another main point that the paper makes is that economic transformation is not enough to fully advance wellbeing in Africa (and probably the world at large). By restructuring economies in Africa, not much would be achieved though some gains would be made.     

Conceptualizing Islamic banking and finance: a comparison of its development and governance in Malaysia and Singapore

In response to the limited engagement with critical social science concerning the governance of Islamic banking and finance (IBF), this paper compares and conceptualizes the development and governance of IBF in Malaysia and Singapore. We argue that IBF governance in Malaysia and Singapore can be distinguished on the basis of ethnic politics, moral suasion, product demand, product innovation, and the character of state practices. Concerning the latter, we contend that the political economy of both countries can be characterized as broadly involving a ‘neoliberal-developmentalism’, but we nuance this by positing a transition in Malaysia from a ‘semi-developmentalism’ in the 1980s to what we call an ‘Islamic and internationalising ordoliberalism’ beginning in the 2000s. In turn, the governance of IBF in Singapore involves a combination of neoliberal developmentalism, which nonetheless also entails some form of Islamic ordoliberalism.     

Is the party system affected by booms and busts? Not very much

The literature on party system fragmentation emphasizes how political institutions and social cleavages shape the long-term development of the party system, but short-term swings in economic performance could change the level of electoral fragmentation by affecting the concentration of the vote in the executive. Time series data from presidential elections in 59 countries and from district-level legislative election contests in 22 countries show that a growing economy is negatively associated with the effective number of parties winning votes: a strong economy leads to a slight reduction in fragmentation as the ruling party consolidates its rule while a weak economy tends to disperse votes among alternatives to it. But the effect of economic performance relative to political institutions and the incumbency advantage is at the margins. The modest size of this effect should remind scholars of the limits of the economy as an overall driver of voter choice. Keywords: Economic Voting, Party System Fragmentation, Duverger’s Hypothesis.     

经济法之人性价值

就经济法产生的逻辑及主要内容考察,经济法是“人性冲突与调适”的法律形式。就实践而言,经济法产生于市场失灵,而市场失灵的深刻原因在于市场领域内人性的冲突;就立法而言,经济法产生于民法失灵,而民法失灵的真正根源在于民法注重人性解放的同时,对人性的反映也有一定的片面性。因此,经济法应当从厚重的“纯经济色彩”的层层包裹中破壳而出,复归人性之路。     

试论公安后备干部的选拔培养机制及实践对策

后备干部是公安干部队伍的一支重要预备力量,是公安工作发展的前提和动力。要根据本单位的工作需要,建立一个合理的后备干部体系,并对后备干部进行系统的培养。要树立正确的观念,建立科学的机制,为后备干部的成长创造良好的氛围。