The debate on food sovereignty theory: agrarian capitalism,dispossession and agroecology

This contribution reviews recent critiques of the food sovereignty framework. In particular it engages with the debate between Henry Bernstein and Philip McMichael and analyzes their different conceptualizations of agrarian capitalism. It critically identifies tendencies in food sovereignty approaches to assume a food regime crisis, to one-sidedly emphasize accumulation by dispossession and enclosure and thereby to overlook the importance of expanded reproduction, and to espouse a romantic optimism about farmer-driven agroecological knowledge which is devoid of modern science. Alternatives to current modernization trajectories cannot simply return to the peasant past and to the local. Instead, they need to recognize the desires of farmers to be incorporated into larger commodity networks, the importance of industrialization and complex chains for feeding the world population, and the support of state and science, as well as social movements, for realizing a food sovereign alternative.     

Expanded School Mental Health: Challenges and Opportunities in an Emerging Field

Reviews the need for and development of expanded school mental health (ESMH) programs, which provide a continuum of mental health promotion and intervention through school–community partnerships. Since ESMH is a relatively new, but increasingly prominent field, countless issues are being addressed in practice and research and in efforts to bridge practice and research. We review particular content and context dimensions of ESMH in need of development including quality assessment and improvement, empirically supported practice, improving assessment and outcome evaluation, involving educators in the work, understanding school environments, and tailoring programs through qualitative research. Summaries of articles that amplify these themes are provided.     

Facilitating Local Economic Development through Efforts that Center on National Diplomatic Strategies

正Weifang City of Shandong Province is the birthplace of the kite,and is the City of Kite known across the world.In recent years,the city has been actively engaged in international exchanges.We kicked off these exchanges with activities related to kites and then expanded international economic and trade cooperation.Bearing in mind the national strategies     

Economy

正Information Consumption Drives Domestic Economic Growth China’s businesses above designated size chalked up in the fi rst quarter online retail sales amounting to US$81.5billion–a 51.7 percent increase,compared to 12 percent growth in total sales of retail     

多中心秩序与社区治理模式选择

社区治理一直走不出自治不足的困境,原因就在于行政性的单一中心秩序。党领导下的社区多中心秩序构筑的多中心秩序是源于市场经济的多中心秩序在社区的延伸和扩展。社区多中心秩序的建立将促进居民互动和社区化,促进居民对社区事务的有序参与。社区党组织、自治组织、非营利组织、营利组织将是多中心秩序的主要构建者,法律则是维系多中心秩序的制度保障。     

股东查阅权行使机制的司法政策选择

股东查阅权作为一种工具性、救济性权利,其行使规则蕴含股东和公司之间某种恰当尺度的利益平衡,但立法过于原则化使得这一尺度趋于模糊。意在增强查阅权行使的可操作性、可救济性而制订的司法解释,关于诸环节的具体规范不全然是技术性的,而是包含了若干价值判断和对于当前司法救济现实需求的判断。为此,须在肯定我国现行公司法所确立的价值选择和基本法理框架的范围内作出正确的司法政策选择,并在此基础上明确有关股东查阅权行使与救济的诸具体规范。     

The Impact of School Mental Health Services on Out-of-School Suspension Rates

The current study investigated whether the presence of school-based mental health clinicians in an urban school district was associated with reduced out-of-school suspension rates. Forty one elementary schools with expanded school mental health (ESMH) programs were compared to 41 schools without ESMH programs. Correlational analyses revealed associations between suspension outcomes and several school-level demographic variables including school attendance rate, percent of students in poverty, and percent of nonwhite students in the school. After controlling for these variables, however, results of stepwise linear regressions demonstrated no significant differences between ESMH and non-ESMH schools on suspension outcomes. Results of the current study suggest that the presence of ESMH clinicians will not necessarily impact suspension rates in an elementary school. Targeted and well-implemented approaches to address behaviors that lead to suspension, or school- and system-level policies to provide alternatives to suspensions, will likely be a better route to achieving this outcome.     

SOCIET

正Larger LakesNam Co Lake is the largest inland lake in Tibet.New research has found that the combined area of inland lakes in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau,which has an average altitude of 4,500 meters,has expanded to 32,300 square km from 25,600 square km 20 years ago,a     

Developing Principles for Best Practice in Expanded School Mental Health

On the basis of activities of a federally funded national center for school mental health, review of literature on principles for best practice in child and adolescent mental health and school health, and consultation with national experts and family members, a set of 10 principles for best practice in school mental health was developed. A survey was developed enabling 1–6 point Likert ratings (clearly unimportant to clearly important) for each of the 10 principles. With an original sample of 426 people involved in education, school health or mental health, all 10 principles were strongly endorsed, receiving mean ratings ranging between 5.10 and 5.75. On the basis of qualitative feedback from this survey and interactive forums, language for 9 of the 10 principles was revised and a survey reflecting these changes was developed and administered to a validation sample of 86 respondents. As with the original sample, endorsements of the principles were strong, with mean ratings ranging between 5.45 and 5.79. Findings are discussed in relation to advancing interconnected agendas related to quality assessment and improvement and empirically supported practice in school mental health.     

An Asia-Pacific Full of Hope

正The APEC meetings held in Beijing in November produced good results.The meetings outlined a blueprint to enhance physical,institutional and people-to-people connectivity in the AsiaPacific region by 2025.To achieve this goal,China will contribute US$40 billion towards setting up a Silk Road fund,providing investment and financial support for infrastructure construction,