Quality challenger emergence under the top-two primary: Comparing one-party and two-party general election contests

Prior research finds that the emergence of a quality challenger is one of the most important factors predicting whether incumbents will be vulnerable. Reformers in California and Washington envisioned that the top-two primary reform would increase electoral competition by allowing for general election contests that feature two same-party candidates in safe districts. In this research note, I investigate the degree to which these expectations have been fulfilled by looking at the prevalence of quality challengers in U.S. House contests. I compare one-party and two-party general election contests, finding that incumbents are significantly more likely to face a quality challenger from the same party than from the opposite party, all else equal. In contrast, when both states used traditional primaries prior to reform, incumbents were no more likely to face a quality challenger in the primary election than in the general election. Findings reveal a key way in which the top-two primary may fulfill reformers’ expectations and complement our understanding of how electoral institutions condition challenger entry decisions.     

Small winners and big losers: strategic party behaviour in the 2017 Dutch general election

Abstract

This article analyses party strategies during the campaign for the Dutch general election of March 2017, making use of issue-yield theory. It investigates whether parties strategically emphasise high-yield issues, by juxtaposing the issue opportunities provided by voters with parties’ issue emphasis during the campaign. More specifically, it asks whether parties strategically emphasised issues that were expected to reward them electorally. Analysing voter preferences and party campaign data, it is found that parties and most of their constituencies show high ideological consistency, that parties emphasise mostly positional issues and thus choose a conflict-mobilising strategy, and that most parties emphasise high-yield issues rather than following the general political agenda. Four small parties that won significantly behaved strategically while the social democrats – who severely lost – hardly did. The findings imply that the issue-yield framework can help to explain the election result in the fragmented Dutch multi-party context.     

论“中小企业”的立法界定标准——从 比 较 法 的 视 角

西方各国对“中小企业”的立法界定标准差异显著，在其本国内每一部政府扶持立法通常都规定了自己的“中小企业”定义。我国对“中小企业”的立法界定标准先后进行过几次大调整，但目前的立法仍存在诸多缺陷，需要进一步加以完善。立法界定“中小企业”，应以“小”的本质涵义为起点，以“相对随意性”为指导理论。     

国有企业经营者薪酬的法律规制——一个程序视角的分析

管理者薪酬,不仅在于给什么,而且在于如何给,此即国有企业经营者薪酬的实体与程序规制两个面向。由于缺乏自治性与适应性,实体规制面临诸多困境甚至＂失灵＂,为此,转换视角,引入和完善薪酬程序规制殊为必要,亦即基于正当程序原理完善程序规制立法以及救济与责任机制,保障程序规制得以实施。     

推动吉林省民营经济创新发展的对策

党的十八届三中全会首次提出,使市场在资源配置中起决定性作用,深化经济体制改革,这必然为民营经济带来新一轮蓬勃发展的机遇。吉林省民营经济只有创新发展才有生存空间和立足之地。本文针对吉林省民营经济创新发展存在的＂四个不够＂、＂六多六少＂和＂六个困难＂等问题,提出了树立创新理念和培育创业精神,培养和引进创新型人才,营造公平、和谐、宽松的发展环境,选择适合发展的产业和经营方式以及适时转型和提升传统产业的创新发展等对策。     

工会工作领域“二八”现象值得关注

当今工会工作领域,存在一种＂二八＂现象：省级工会干部培训,竞争型企业的工会干部往往不到两成,八成多都来自机关、事业单位、垄断企业和各级总工会;各项主题活动,似乎也都为＂非典型性工会＂所设计,每年评选表彰,上榜者八成以上为＂非典型性工会＂。这种现象需要引起我们应有的重视,应采取切实有效措施来加以解决。     

浅析收益法在外资并购企业估值环节中的应用

随着全球经济一体化进程的不断推进,越来越多的跨国企业通过并购的方式快速进入中国市场,抢占市场先机,占据有利竞争地位。并购定价方式及价格在整个并购过程中处于至关重要地位,往往最终决定外资并购的成与败。该文以近期国有控股公司外资并购实际案例为背景,站在转让方立场上,重点介绍被并购企业估值与谈判定价中收益法的具体应用。     

创新劳动竞赛内容 助推企业持续发展

以劳动竞赛助推企业发展,重点是要在创新、实干、实效上下功夫。为此,我们在健全机构、制定方案,围绕重点、细化目标,创新内容、丰富载体,多方联动、营造氛围等方面做了认真的努力,从而使企业管理上水平,经营提效益,职工得实惠,为劳动竞赛深入发展打下了良好的基础。     

Promoting China-U.S. Economic Relations through the Bilateral Investment Treaty

正MUTUAL suspicions concerning security among major countries and increasing economic competition among them are further complicating the situation in the Asia-Pacific region.The U.S.is proactively advancing talks towards the TransPacific Partnership(TPP)Agreement in hopes of forging higher-level free trade agreements in the region,while China supports and is participating in the negotiations of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership(RCEP).These     

石油企业作业成本管理探讨

随着全球经济的发展和国际原油价格的起伏，石油企业对原油的开采成本也越来越重视，全方位降低成本，提高经济效益，已成为各大石油石化公司孜孜以求的目标。从我国石油勘探开发企业成本管理现状出发，深入剖析了成本管理中存在的不足，将作业成本管理的思路贯彻落实到成本管理的全过程。通过实施作业成本管理，大力推行低成本战略和持续性高经济效益的目标，从而确保企业的可持续发展。