试论县域经济发展环境的优化

县域经济是自然地理环境、科学技术环境、社会经济环境和人文环境等各种因素融合成的整体 ,县域经济发展是区域可持续发展的核心之一。优化县域经济环境 ,培育创新意识 ,塑造新型的人文和体制环境 ,是县域经济发展的必然选择。     

中国梦视阈下大学文化传承创新研究

中国梦的实质,是实现国家富强、民族振兴、人民幸福。高校作为文化传承的基地和文化创新的主体,在实现中国梦的进程中承担着神圣的使命。本文阐释了中国梦视阈下大学文化传承创新的内涵,提出了大学文化传承创新的路径,指出高校应当成为文化传承创新的引领者、策划者和担当者,努力构筑实现中华民族美好期盼和价值愿景的精神殿堂。     

The Rationale Behind the Creation and Diffusion of Independent Regulatory Agencies: The Case of the Telecommunications Sector in Egypt

The creation and diffusion of Independent ^{1 1}Three different meanings of the regulatory state have been identified by Jordana and Levi-Faur (2004): the minimal, the prudent, and the overambitious meaning. The minimal meaning refers to the regulatory state as a field of study grouping scholars from different disciplines. The prudent meaning emphasises the tendency of modern states to use power and authority. An overambitious notion, the regulatory state developed to replace other state forms such as the welfare, developmental, and stabilisation state. Regulatory Agencies (IRAs) was greatly investigated in the context of the developed countries, particularly in Europe. Many scholars have provided different theories to explain the logic behind the formation and the spread of such agencies. These theories are important but not sufficient to explain the same phenomenon in the context of the developing countries wherein socio-economic and political environments are different. Adopting an institutional framework of analysis, and based on an in-depth qualitative documentary analysis and interviews with different stakeholders, this article investigates the creation and diffusion of the IRAs in Egypt particularly in the telecommunication sector. The findings show that the creation of the IRAs in the Egyptian telecommunications sector represents a rational response to the external isomorphic pressures exerted by international agency and can be explained on functional and practical grounds rather than any other factors of democratic governance or political uncertainties.     

The early development of the soviet government bureaucracy: Center,localities, nationality areas

The article presents and appraises the innovative performance of Greece from the 1990s to the present and argues that Greece's economic strategy up to now has had little if anything to do with entrepreneurship and innovation. It focuses on two new groundbreaking reform initiatives proposed by the ministries of development and education, that provide, for the first time, the dynamics that could enable the country's economy to overcome some of its crippling dysfunctions and steer it towards entrepreneurship, innovation, and business clusters. The article concludes that where public administration economic strategies and public universities have failed, privately owned universities and the newly proposed entrepreneurial parks could finally guide the economy towards the right path.     

Motivations Behind Using Performance Measurement: City-wide vs. Selective Users

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This article identifies and describes the utilisation of performance measurement in Florida local governments. Two research questions are considered here: which factors influence Florida city governments to use performance measurement? And how do the factors associated with cities that are city-wide users differ from cities that are selective users? The paper develops a framework constructed from literatures in performance measurement and management innovation to develop hypotheses that are tested with 2005 Florida local government data. This study finds strong support for the role of community attributes, form of government and internal capacity as contributors to the use of performance measurement. The study also finds the factors that influence city-wide users are different from factors that influence selective users, especially with regard to revenue size and the reward/incentive system.     

The Rise of the Resilient Local Authority?

The term resilience is increasingly being utilised within the study of public policy to depict how individuals, communities and organisations can adapt, cope, and ‘bounce back’ when faced with external shocks such as climate change, economic recession and cuts in public expenditure. In focussing on the local dimensions of the resilience debate, this article argues that the term can provide useful insights into how the challenges facing local authorities in the UK can be reformulated and reinterpreted. The article also distinguishes between resilience as ‘recovery’ and resilience as ‘transformation’, with the latter's focus on ‘bouncing forward’ from external shocks seen as offering a more radical framework within which the opportunities for local innovation and creativity can be assessed and explained. While also acknowledging some of the weaknesses of the resilience debate, the dangers of conceptual ‘stretching’, and the extent of local vulnerabilities, the article highlights a range of examples where local authorities – and crucially, local communities – have enhanced their adaptive capacity, within existing powers and responsibilities. From this viewpoint, some of the barriers to the development of resilient local government are not insurmountable, and can be overcome by ‘digging deep’ to draw upon existing resources and capabilities, promoting a strategic approach to risk, exhibiting greater ambition and imagination, and creating space for local communities to develop their own resilience.     

Independent Mayors and Local Lists in Large Polish Cities: Towards a Non-partisan Model of Local Government?

The enormous success of local independent lists and independent mayors in Poland suggests it is important to examine their distinctive features, analyse the place they occupy in local politics, and explore the model of local government they encourage. This paper deals with these topics by investigating some extreme cases of non-partisanship at the local level. Research was conducted in three arbitrarily chosen Polish cities governed by independent mayors and dominated by independent lists in the local legislatures. Mixed quantitative and qualitative methods were used: a survey among city councillors; and individual key-informant interviews (IDI). Non-partisans appear to be a separate category of local politicians, different in terms of their views on politics. They explain their non-partisanship using anti-partisan, historical or tactical justifications. It seems that non-partisanship can be a means of institutionalising a particular manner of understanding and engaging in politics. Local lists organised by independent mayors are informal, concentrating on the leader and performing only some of the traditional functions of parties. This paper demonstrates that, due to the vague nature of the links between local politicians and their administration, independent councillors may serve only as a ‘democratic addition’ to a local administration headed by a skilful manager.     

社会管理创新背景下涉检信访工作的应然期待与实然过程

深入推进"社会管理创新"是当前检察机关三项重点工作之一。涉检信访工作在法律至上、权力制衡、以人为本等价值理念上与社会管理创新的契合,使其成为检察机关推进社会管理创新的集中体现和重要载体。在此背景下,只有努力实现涉检信访工作法治化才能回应社会管理创新的期待;只有提升涉检信访的工作理念、健全涉检信访风险评估预警机制、完善涉检信访工作协商机制、强化涉检信访工作的监督制约职能才能真正落实法治化的要求,提高法治化的水平。     

《突发事件应对法》实施中存在的主要问题与完善路径

《突发事件应对法》的公布和施行是我国法制建设中的一件大事,其标志着突发事件应对工作已全面纳入法制化轨道。具有极其重要的意义。《突发事件应对法》构建了我国应急管理的制度框架,对我国传统的应急管理体制在三个方面实现了突破与制度创新。在应对各类突发事件中发挥了重要作用。但《突发事件应时法》在实施过程中也出现了一系列问题。对此。应根据突发事件预防和应急处置中出现的新情况和新问题,进一步完善《突发事件应对法》。     

Korea's pursuit of low-carbon green growth: A middle-power state's dream of becoming a green pioneer

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After a brief introduction of the existing literature on environmental pioneer states and their internal characteristics, this study examines various low-carbon green growth (LCGG) initiatives that the South Korean government introduced to market Korea as a trendsetter in the global environmental arena. The country's domestic foundations for environmental innovation, however, reveals a dissonance between its international aspirations and the internal conditions that are needed to sustain the pursuit. This case of mixed environmental achievements by a rising middle-power state suggests the insufficiency of a state-led approach to environmental innovation and leadership.