Political incentives and transaction costs of collaboration among US cities for economic development

This study extends research on Institutional Collective Action by testing a transaction cost explanation for self-organising economic development agreements between US cities. We offer a unique contribution to this literature by identifying how these agreements between cities with similar political institutions mitigate the transaction costs of collaboration, and how characteristics of these agreements combine with political institutions to shape collective action. The results of an empirical analysis of data collected through a survey of local officials suggest the alignment of high-powered political incentives between cities mitigates the coordination and division problems of forming a joint venture. Agreements that enable elected officials to distribute the benefits of an agreement are also found to moderate this effect.     

Heroic Action and Its Discontents: Safe Horizon’s Response to 9/11

Based on first-hand qualitative research, this article describes and analyzes the significant role that a local, New York City-based social service agency played in responding to 9/11; the sources of its notable ability to provide assistance to individuals and families affected by this terrorist attack; and the structural strains and unanticipated divisions within the agency that the heroism of its fervid engagement nevertheless engendered.

转型时期中国工会研究方法评析

在对转型时期中国工会经验进行一般性理论概括时,需要将结构/制度分析与行动/机制分析结合起来,才能形成对中国工会的客观准确的理解和解释,进而对中国工会未来变革和发展提出恰当可行的政策建议.现有研究大多没能将结构/制度分析与行动/机制分析结合起来,而且绝大多数都缺乏对研究方法的讨论.     

犯罪数额的累计计算

累计计算犯罪数额是司法实践中经常遇到的问题。正确计算犯罪数额关系到定罪量刑的准确性。累计计算数额不仅要区分行为属于一般违法行为还是犯罪行为,还要考虑刑事处罚与行政处罚的衔接。现行累计计算数额的规定存在诸多不足,应该予以修改和完善。     

警察临战活动的经济学解读

经济学的逻辑前提是经济人假设,强调将人们的各种行为因素纳入成本—收益核算模式之中。运用成本—收益分析方法,可以为警察机关的临战活动提供有益的参考。将成本—收益理论应用于警察临战实践,在于为警察临战活动提供一个良好的评判标准,而且用效益所体现和蕴含的理性价值可以透视现实警察临战机制的某些缺陷、警察临战理论研究的滞后。对警察临战活动进行经济学解读,目的就在于要以效益观为指导,以警察临战资源的优化配置为基础,结合警察临战活动成本投入的现状提出改进措施。     

试论我国抽象行政行为的司法审查

阐释抽象行政行为司法审查的意义,考察各国对抽象行政行为司法审查的规定,分析抽象行政行为司法审查的必要性,结合我国实际情况提出了抽象行政行为司法审查的几点意见。     

基层警务绩效评价的价值基础

基层警务绩效评价的核心问题是警察行为价值,其衡量指标为相对明晰的投入与相对不明晰的产出的比较。本文认为,基层警务绩效评价体系应包含公安预算上的价值判断、警务成本收益分析、公安内部绩效考核指标等,建立绩效评价结果与责任追究制度和警察切身利益挂钩是警务绩效评价的目标要求。     

证券集团诉讼的研究:韩国的经验

为了解决以无特定多数为对象进行的现代社会新问题如证券交易上的违法行为,只靠原有的民事诉讼机制,作用是有限的,而有必要引进集团诉讼制度.为此,以目前韩国证券有关的集团诉讼法为主要对象,以比较法学的角度对其核心内容与争论点进行考察.     

投资者权益保护与群体诉讼模式选择

证券民事诉讼制度存在系统性偏袒,集团诉讼、团体诉讼、选定当事人模式等各不相同.在解决系统性偏袒、保护投资者权益方面,集团诉讼与团体诉讼具有相对优势,我国证券民事诉讼制度改革应整合其优势以矫正系统性偏袒,切实保护投资者权益.     

民事公益诉讼与民事诉讼机能的扩张

民事公益诉讼在我国属于近年来刚刚在实践中发展起来的新现象,就整体而言,民事公益诉讼在我国发展的关键之一,是必须以重新审视法院的功能为起点,扩展民事诉讼机能.深入分析民事诉讼机能与民事公益诉讼之间的关系,民事诉讼机能的扩张是民事公益诉讼发展的制度基础,民事公益诉讼呼唤相应的民事诉讼机能.