The glitterati government? Amateur celebrity candidates in American elections, 1928–2018

This paper examines amateur celebrity candidates in American elections from 1928 to 2018. Our central finding is that while not many celebrities run for public office, those who do usually win. We argue that the strategic-politician theory helps explain both why so few stars run for office and why those who do are generally successful. Besides name recognition, celebrities' most significant electoral advantage might be that they do not need a career in politics, which allows them to be picky about the races they enter. Although winning is not a foregone conclusion for celebrities, the most pertinent question seems to be not “can they win?” but “will they run?”     

Potential of the state to control privatized firms

The privatization strategy in many transition economies involved the creation of a special government agency that administered state property during privatization programs as well as after the privatization was declared complete. The National Property Fund (NPF) was the agency in the Czech Republic. In many firms the state kept property long after the privatization was completed. We analyze the control potential of the state exercised through the NPF via the control rights associated with capital stakes in firms along with special voting rights provided by law. Based on a complete data set on assets as well as the means of control in privatized firms we conclude that for most of the 1994–2005 period, the state control potential was extensive and certainly larger than has been found by earlier research.

推进文化旅游产业发展率先突破战略思考

文化旅游产业关联性大、带动力强、辐射面广,是实现第三产业跨越式发展的龙头产业,也是解决民生问题、扩大就业空间、促进社会和谐的朝阳产业,地委、行署构建两带两圈,推进六个新跨越战略将文化旅游产业作为率先突破产业。     

浅析战略成本管理中的价值链分析

价值链分析是战略成本管理中的一项重要内容.它主要包括产业价值链分析,竞争对手价值链分析,价值链与成本分析等.     

社会主义新农村建设中的战略转型

社会主义新农村建设是工业反哺农业战略思路的具体化,在社会主义新农村建设中需要实现一系列的战略转型：在产业转型方面,要实现以产业技术基础、产业结构、产业组织为内容的转型；在社会结构方面,要实现由城镇化、工业化来推动的农村社会结构和社会运行方式的转型；在农民地位方面,要通过各种歧视性政策的改变、农民自主权的尊重,以及农村劳动力综合素质的提高来实现农民身份的转型等。     

浅析会计差错更正的账务处理及报表调整

会计差错特别是重大差错若不及时、正确地更正,不仅影响会计信息的可靠性,而且可能误导投资者、债权人和其他信息使用者.因此,必须正确运用会计准则进行差错更正的账务处理和报表调整.     

文化刚性与企业战略调整

本文从企业文化不易被改变的刚性特征出发,运用实证研究的方法,分析其对企业战略调整的影响性。研究表明,企业文化的刚性特征与企业战略的持久性和企业进行战略调整所遇到的阻力之间存在显著的正相关关系。同时,企业文化三个层次的刚性特征对于企业战略调整发生的层次性具有较强的预测性。     

The Curious Incident of Mr Cameron and the United Kingdom Defence Budget: A New Legacy?

During 2015 Prime Minister Cameron found himself under intense domestic and international pressure over his apparent reluctance to maintain United Kingdom defence spending at the NATO target level of 2 per cent of GDP. Most commentators attributed this reluctance to the inevitability of defence cuts if the government wished to meet its deficit reduction targets. However, the aftermath of the general election saw a sudden decision to maintain UK defence spending at the NATO target level. This u‐turn is one of the more curious episodes in recent British defence policy. In this article we explore the reasons why, at a time of continuing cuts and austerity measures and against all the political signals, a decision was made to meet the 2 per cent target, and what this means for the UK's defence policy. In doing so, we analyse why most commentators assumed that defence cuts were inevitable, the domestic and international factors that explain the government's apparent u‐turn and what this revised defence budget settlement meant for the new 2015 National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review.     

当前国际战略形势分析与中国安全环境展望

当前国际形势错综复杂,主要大国加紧战略角逐与战略重组,多边主义渐成大势所趋,传统与非传统安全紧密交织互动,新兴大国引领全球经济增长,亚太局势多变。中国建设性国际作用日益增强,但和平发展与国家安全面临新的严峻挑战。     

S&ED Promotes Stable and Cooperative Sino-U.S. Ties

正THE Sixth U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue(SED)convenes in Beijing this July.President Obama’s Special Representative and Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew visited China ahead of the event,from May 11 to13,to meet with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Vice Premier Wang Yang.The two sides reached consensus on the basic content of the coming SED.