The Antwerp COR*-database: A unique Flemish source for historical-demographic research

This note describes the origin, the history, structure and characteristics of a recently constructed Flemish (the Northern, Dutch-speaking part of Belgium) historical-demographic database. The so-called Antwerp COR*-database offers a unique combination of features: it spans nearly seven decades (1846 to 1920) and consists of information drawn from the population registers and the vital registration records (birth, marriage, and death) of the whole district of Antwerp. Every person whose family name starts with the letter combination COR* is selected in the database. The database covers three linked generations and contains micro-data on the individual level (life courses), intermediary data on family patterns, and macro-data on ecological characteristics.     

The effect of social status on women's age at first childbirth in the late seventeenth- to early eighteenth-century Korea

While records on historical population are available and do exist, the fact that they are so limited in nature is a critical problem. We applied the method of family reconstitution to a Korean household register to deal with these limitations. Based on family reconstitution from five successive registers, we calculated women's age at first childbirth for each social status in two ways: “observed woman's age” at first childbirth = woman's current age–age of her first child, and “estimated woman's age” at first childbirth, which uses linear regression analysis on the basis of positive association between women's age and the age of their firstborn. Our results shed light on the effects of social status and cultural factors on the age at which women in pre-industrial Korea bore their first child.     

Rural migration in Korea: a transition to the modern era

Because industrialization and modernization have been stressed as characteristics of an advanced society, pre-industrial and early industrial societies have often been depicted as sedentary and stable in the literature on migration; however, findings have begun to appear that question such depictions. In this paper, we examine the migration patterns of the rural Korean population during Japanese colonial rule (1910–1945), the period immediately preceding full-scale industrialization. In order to determine whether the population can be characterized as mobile or sedentary, we examine patterns of geographic mobility in association with migration distances and in association with migrants' ages. Our results suggest that during this era, as Korea headed down the road to modernity, individual movements followed mixed migration patterns. Specifically, migration in Korea prior to modernization exhibited both a stable-oriented pattern and a life-at-stake-oriented pattern. These findings confirm the context-specific diversity of migration processes across different societies and historical periods.     

Reduction in Force—Benefit or Detriment? A Look at Some Tangible and Intangible Results of Federal Sector Reductions in Force (RIF)

Abstract

Through a review of some of the tangible and intangible results of Federal reduction in force (RIF), this article demonstrates that while the use of RIF procedures has resulted in a smaller Federal civilian workforce, it is a cumbersome and expensive process which negatively impacts the reputation of the Federal government as an employer. At one time, the Federal government was a model, progressive employer. Repeated RIFs have made the government a less desirable employer. This is an important loss, not only to Federal employees, but to the entire American workplace. If government cannot attract and retain a quality workforce in a stable environment, then critical programs cannot help but be negatively impacted.     

集体成员权的界定与保障——以农村土地权益为例

随着城市化进程的加快、土地价值的猛增，涉及集体组织成员资格的利益分配问题成为各方争议的焦点。合理界定集体成员资格，保障成员合法的土地权益，需要完善立法、体制、司法等，转变所有制实现形式，使集体土地收益在合理的范围内进行有效分配。     

关于商标法修改的一些思考

新修改的《商标法》和《商标法实施细则》的实施,对于我国社会主义市场经济体制的进一步完善,特别是对规范 和整顿市场经济秩序起到了重要的作用。但在商标注册申请的“超国民待遇”、商标异议程序的实用性、强制注册、使用注 册商标标记等问题上还存在一定的缺陷,需要进一步改进扣完善。     

我国现行户籍制度的成因及其影响

户籍制度是我国自1958年以来就开始实施的一项人口管理政策。形成户籍制度的根本目的是为了满足计划体制对社会管理的需要。虽然户籍制度的实施为计划经济奠定了重要社会基础，但同时也间接地造成我国城乡之间二元对立的社会格局。     

从基尼系数看户政制度

户政制度作为行政管理法律制度,应建立于经济基础之上,符合法学理论原则。本文以马克思主义经济基础与上层建筑关系理论为指导,运用法学理论知识和经济分析指数,从生产关系的三个方面——所有制、劳动关系以及分配制度考察了我国的户政制度。     

成人高等教育学分制改革新探

与传统学年制相比,学分制有更大的灵活性和实用性。成人学员具有很大的个体差异性,必须兼顾工作与学习。学年制的高度统一与整齐划一已日益暴露出弊端。成人高等教育应“以学生为本”,把学生作为教学主体,进行符合成人特色的学分制改革。学分制改革必须围绕选课制这一中心,以完善的教学管理制度为保障,以现代信息技术作支撑。     

预售商品房买受人期待权的民法保护

商品房预售是房地产开发的一种主要筹资方式。商品房预售合同签订后,作为买卖标的物的商品房尚未建成,买受人仅取得预售商品房所有权的期待权。尽管物权法和债权法有些概括性规定对预售商品房期待权的保护起了一定作用,但远不能最大限度地保护买受人所享有的期待利益。完善我国民事立法的相关规定,有助于从根本上维护预售商品房买受人的期待权,实现买受人最终获得商品房所有权的目的。