Kinship Guardianship,Adoption, and Foster Care: Outcomes from a U.S. National Sample

Using data from a national longitudinal survey of children referred to child protective services (NSCAW II), this article compares behavioral, child/caregiver relationship, and school performance outcomes for children residing in kinship and nonkinship settings. Up to three waves of data were gathered for each child. The analysis sample comprises 4,202 children and 10,881 observations. Two sets of regressions were completed. One represents family living settings using child-mean centered predictors while the other does so with dummy-coded variables. An advantage of the child-mean centered predictors is that omitted variables that vary between children but that are constant within each child do not introduce bias. The regressions using dummy-coded variables evidenced, on balance, somewhat better outcomes for kinship settings than for nonkinship ones. Good outcomes in these regressions were found for kinship adoption. Results with the child-mean centered regressions were more equivocal, though perhaps still favored kinship settings. Limitations and policy recommendations conclude the article.     

When the chickens come home to roost: The long-term impact of party positions on religious voting

Despite the widespread secularisation of West European societies, research has only found mixed evidence of a decline in the influence of religion on people's electoral preferences. A relatively recent line of inquiry has adopted a ‘top-down’ approach to this problem, arguing that the impact of religion not only depends on structural social changes, but also on parties’ convergence on moral issues. Drawing upon this ‘top-down’ approach and the ‘impressionable years’ model, this article argues that parties’ political strategies aimed at (de-)mobilising social cleavages have a lasting effect on voters’ party preferences. Using nine rounds of the European Social Survey for 19 West European countries, I find the impact of religiosity on voting for the centre-right (Conservative and Christian Democratic parties) to be significantly smaller for voters who were exposed during emerging adulthood (aged 15–25) to a centre-right party that adopted similar positions on moral issues to those of its main competitors. These findings have important implications because they highlight the role of generational replacement in bringing about electoral change, even when this is prompted by parties’ strategic choices.     

外国的定量犯罪学

定量犯罪学是指对犯罪学领域相关问题的定量研究,有“简单”定量研究和“复杂”定量研究之分。就澳大拉西亚（澳大利亚和新西兰）、大不列颠联合王国、瑞典和荷兰等国家的定量犯罪学来看,定量研究方法广泛地渗透于犯罪学的各个研究领域。但是,定量研究的醒目领域在欧洲各地区并不相同,研究水平也有高低之分,发展趋势也有所不同。这主要根源于各国定量犯罪学的研究传统、研究背景、研究活动的资助体制等方面的实际情况不可能完全相同,由此呈现出多元化特征。     

基于财务视角的我国企业核心竞争力评价指标体系研究

随着全球经济一体化和我国加入WTO,中国企业将面临新的挑战。企业能否获得持续竞争优势,关键在于企业的竞争能力。以企业核心竞争力评价理论为基础,并以财务评价作为切入点,采用多种指标,对影响企业核心竞争力的各个因素做出评价。     

美国金融危机影响下东南亚国家的经济表现与未来走向

2008年9月,美国次级信贷危机演变为金融危机并迅速席卷全球,在危机加剧的情况下,东南亚国家经济大幅下滑.本文分析了2008年东南亚各国在危机影响之下的经济表现,并对东南亚经济的未来走向作出预测.     

国际金融危机对越南经济政策的影响

经济全球化使越南经济成为世界经济中一颗耀眼的新星,同时也使越南经济与世界经济的联系越来越紧密.本文首先分析了2007年底以来由美国引起的国际金融危机对越南经济的影响,接下来介绍了面对国际金融危机造成的经济下滑,越南政府提出的一系列的经济刺激计划,最后展望了越南的经济前景.     

对虚拟经济与金融市场若干问题的研究

在金融业全球化、虚拟化程度不断提高的今天,虚拟经济作为一种无形经济形态,对我国经济在加入WTO后尽快融入世界经济的潮流发挥了巨大作用。建立完善的市场体系,加强有力的法律保证、推动适时的政策调整等措施,必将促进实体经济的良性运行,实现虚拟经济与实体经济的和谐发展。     

小渊内阁的金融举措

日本小渊内阁出台金融再生法并采取一系列刺激措施, 试图消除巨额不良债权, 重振日本金融体系和日本经济。金融再生法完善了金融机构的破产处理制度及注资制度, 强化了不良债权回收体制, 刺激措施也部分缓和了日本经济的衰退趋势, 但金融再生法的实施面临不少具体困难, 刺激措施效果也有限。     

加入WTO与中国金融安全

从我国金融业的改革和发展角度看,参加全球金融服务贸易协议并进一步开放金融服务贸易市场是我国加入WTO、开拓和融入金融市场的必然要求.中国加入WTO将对我国金融业产生很大的影响.总的来讲,机遇是主要的,且具有深远的意义,但挑战是现实的,且不可回避.加入WTO维护我国金融安全必须处理好三方面的关系积极开放与金融安全的关系;引进外资金融机构与保护民族金融业的关系;深化金融改革与金融服务业开放步骤的关系.     

新形势下高校安全稳定工作出现的新问题及应对策略

随着90后成为高等教育的受众群体,高校的安全稳定工作面临意识形态、国际国内关系、校园及周边治安、高校舆情、网瘾、心理压力等新问题。针对这些问题的出现,应加强正面教育,构筑安全稳定工作的思想防线;加强应对突发事件的处理能力,提高安全稳定工作的行动力;加强大学生心理健康教育,减少安全稳定工作的内在隐患。