Sci-Tech

正China’s Supercomputer Helps Construct"Smart Cities"Developers of China’s Tianhe-1A,one of the world’s fastest supercomputers,are tapping into the digital brain’s higher functions,moving it beyond animation and Internet financing to help in the construction of new"smart cities."The Tianhe-1A can digitize the planning,design,construction,     

Equality as a driver of inequality? Universalistic welfare,generalised creditworthiness and financialised housing markets

Abstract

Scandinavian countries are known for their universalistic welfare states, corporatist coordination, strong economic performances and egalitarian outcomes, an institutional combination often referred to as the ‘Nordic model’. However, these countries also possess volatile and increasingly vulnerable housing markets characterised by periods of sharp increases in prices and rents and some of the highest debt to income ratios in the world. The combination of a universalistic welfare state and housing market dynamics sets off a self-reinforcing process of increased stratification and re-familialisation. How did these orderly, egalitarian and welfare-oriented societies end up with housing markets that expose their citizens to increasing risk while driving inequality? The key lies in the effect the Nordic welfare state has on financialised housing markets. Successful decommodification of human lives leads to generalised creditworthiness which stimulates asset price inflation and new wealth and risk inequalities.     

Sovereign Debt Crisis in Euroland: Root Causes and Implications for European Integration

This article considers the likely impact of the global crisis on the prospects for the European project. First, it considers the nature of the current crisis. It argues that it is comparable, in terms of its deep structural character, to the one in the 1930s. The crisis manifested itself first in the financial sector, but was caused by underlying problems of overaccumulation, which explains the succession of speculative booms and busts from the 1980s onward. The article then analyses how the financial crisis transmuted into the current sovereign debt crisis in Europe. It identifies a number of interdependent factors responsible for this: the bailouts of banks following the credit crisis; the stimulus programmes necessitated by the danger of a deep economic recession; the structural problems of the European Monetary Union leading to the accumulation of debt in the peripheral members; and finally the catalytic action of speculation in the financial markets. Finally, the article discusses responses to the debt crisis, outlining the contours of two alternatives (muddling through and Europeanisation), their implications, and some of the conditions for success. The conclusion is rather pessimistic: chances that an effective, timely and sustainable solution will be realised do not seem high.     

民间融资的信息监测:基于制度框架的思考

民间融资是尚未纳入政府日常监管的金融行为,但随着民间融资的日益增多和随之出现的诸多问题,对民间融资的监管已经迫在眉睫.民间融资的信息监测活动是政府监管的前提,需要从分析民间融资信息监测的必要性和现状入手,继而探索其法理依据,以便构建民间融资信息监测制度.     

The Impact of Energy Asset Privatisation on State Government Debt Management and Service Provision in Victoria and New South Wales

The purpose of this article is to look at the impact of the privatisation of the electricity and gas industries in the state of Victoria on the level of state government debt and subsequent ability of the state to deliver public services in the areas of health, education and law and order. In order to undertake this, a comparison is made with the state of New South Wales (NSW), where the privatisation of the electricity industry was often debated during the 1990s and 2000s, but never undertaken.     

专利信托融资模式的设计与应用

有效利用专利,成功获取企业发展所需资金是科技企业成功经营的一个标志。虽然银行业已经广泛开展了专利担保融资业务,但由于各种固有的局限,质押融资远远不能满足大多数中小科技企业的融资需求。作为唯一可以合法进行综合投资的信托融资则可以发挥重要的补充作用。合理的制度设计是保证专利信托融资成功的关键。     

以物抵债的理论与实践

以物抵债包括代物清偿与狭义的以物抵债两种,不同于新债清偿、专为清偿,在我国现行法上均为无名合同,应被法律认可。在判决、裁决以物抵债的,抵债之物的所有权不因判决、裁决送达当事人处时而移转,只有办理完毕抵债之物的所有权过户登记（不动产场合）或完成交付（动产场合）时才发生移转。     

论非典型之债在民法典债编的立法定位

债的一般条款对非典型之债是适用的。通过三种类型民法典对债的发生原因的立法模式的对比,在债法总则中以具体条文的形式规定债的发生原因是可行的。非典型之债适用的法律规则,应以特别法优于一般法为原则,同时考虑到非典型之债既可适用债法总则的规定,也可适用典型之债中的规定。     

“包容性增长＂理念下中国农村环境保护投融资法律保障机制研究

“包容性增长”理念虽已融入农村环境保护的大背景,但是中国当前的农村环境状况不容乐观,国家对此重视程度不高。农村环境常常成为城市环境保护的牺牲品,而环境保护投融资政策天平严重偏向城市,农村环境治理投入则微乎其微。农村环境保护投融资机制落后,相关的法律保障缺乏,也进一步恶化了农村环境的状况。该文通过分析中国农村环境现存的问题及其投融资基本现状,对中国农村环境保护投融资法律保障机制存在的主要问题进行了梳理,提出保护中国农村环境必须构建一套完整的农村环境保护投融资的法律保障机制。     

破解中小企业融资难题的对策建议

资金短缺、融资难问题,一直制约着中小企业的发展。造成中小企业融资难有企业制度不规范、盈利水平不高、银行体系、信贷政策的制约、政府政策支持力度不够等方面的原因。破解中小企业融资难题,应提升中小企业自身融资能力,完善中小企业金融服务体系,建立健全中小企业融资信用保障体系,拓展中小企业多元化融资渠道,规范和促进民间金融市场发展。