Community-managed rice banks: lessons from Laos

Rice banks are increasingly used in South-East Asia as a means of addressing seasonal food crises facing poor communities. Despite general agreement about the effectiveness of community-managed rice banks in improving food security, there has been almost no research into their effectiveness in reaching the poorest, or the prospects of sustainability linked to regular repayments of rice. Concern Laos sought to answer these questions through community mobilisation, forming rules and regulations to encourage the participation of the poorest, developing simple tools and procedures in line with existing community capacity, and building greater community capacity. Other challenges remain, such as changing the prevailing ‘relief’ mentality, ensuring women's participation, and establishing regular savings schemes, in order to enhance the effectiveness and sustainability of the rice banks.     

影响当前农村社会稳定的因素

当前,影响农村社会稳定的因素颇多,但归结起来主要有三点:一是宗族势力的迅速崛起,打破了长期以来形成的良好的社会秩序,农村基层政权受到冲击,社会治安秩序遭到破坏;二是干群矛盾的日渐激化,动摇了人民群众对党和政府的信任;三是社会治安形势的异常严峻,使广大群众的安全感受到威胁,安居乐业的社会环境受到严重影响。针对上述问题,公安机关应制定出切实有效的对策和防范措施。     

铁路站车查堵逃犯之我见

随着“严打整治”斗争的步步深入 ,借助铁路的车站和列车逃窜的犯罪分子也势必增多 ,因而 ,给铁路公安机关充分发挥阵地控制和站车查堵逃犯提供了极大的机遇和严峻的挑战。本文对铁路站车查堵逃犯从有条件查堵和无条件查堵两个方面进行分析和研究 ,并阐述了铁路站车查堵的对策。     

建国后17年文艺工作者的“组织化”及其评价

建国后，党对艺工作的思想、政治领导遂与组织领导结为一体，组织领导成了思想与政治领导的物质载体或曰制度保障。由之，思想与政治领导也就不自觉地转化成了行政领导关系。尽管这一领导方法在当时极有效率，但是，却在相当程度上违背了艺工作的“双百”方针。     

从冲突到融合:当代理性精神的重塑

当代理性范畴经过了由科技理性到价值理性的分立再到二者融合的过程。科学技术有它自身的双重效应,因此在发展科技、追求经济增长的同时应该注意重塑价值理性。在当今时代,只有以全面的发展观为指导,才能实现科技理性和价值理性的合理重构。     

关于长春市社会群体思想观念的调查

社会群体思想观念作为人们社会利益和社会地位的直接反映，是社会发展的睛雨表。近近来，随着社会经济的发展，长春市社会群体的思想观念发生了许多变化：一是理想信仰多元化，但正确的理想信仰仍占主导地位；二是人生追求多样化，但积极进取的生活态度仍是主流；三是个体取向的价值观呈增强之势，但集体取向的价值观仍是主体。     

邓小平、江泽民对毛泽东人民观的发展

邓小平和江泽民在领导我国人民进行改革开放和现代化建设的伟大实践中 ,深刻总结吸取了以往的经验教训 ,对社会主义建设时期的人民范畴作出了新分析 ,对社会主义制度下人民主体性的实现进行了新探索 ,还进一步丰富深化了为人民服务的思想 ,坚持和发展了毛泽东的人民观。     

荣辱观:在理性与利益的天平上——当代未成年人荣辱知行现状

对于青少年荣辱知行现状的调查,应在相应的理论框架下设计问卷、解读数据。应调整青少年教育的思路,加强未成年人荣辱观教育,注重在大众化的层面上逐步提高其荣辱知行水平,使社会更加和谐。     

国家宏观调控对广西投资的影响与对策研究

投资已成为促进广西经济发展的主导性动力，但国家宏观调控对广西投资的影响日益显现，反映在土地审批、信贷政策、财政政策、产业政策、项目核准等五个方面。针对这些影响，文章提出了适应国家宏观调控，扩大广西投资规模的对策，包括正确引导资金投向，统筹重大项目建设，积极拓宽融资渠道，解决建设用地问题，加强投资运行监控，创造一流投资环境。     

An Analysis of the Joint Board or County Model as the Structural Basis for Effective Australian Local Governance

Australian policy‐makers continue to rely on municipal amalgamation as the main engine of structural reform in local government, despite strong evidence that it diminishes participation and representation without improving service efficiency. Several promising, but neglected alternative models of structural reform have been developed, including ad hoc resource sharing models, Regional Organisations of Councils, virtual local government, and agency models. In an encouraging response to the recent policy of enforced council amalgamations in NSW, the Shires Association of NSW (2004) has recently proposed a ‘Joint Board model’ of local governance and invited comment on this model. This article takes up this challenge and seeks to place the Joint Board model in conceptual context and evaluate its characteristics and simulated cost savings.