Analysis of off-farm work decisions among smallholder farm households in Burkina Faso

This article investigates off-farm work decisions by smallholder farm households. Using data on 1,101 households from Burkina Faso, it demonstrates that in addition to the usual household socio-demographic characteristics, remittances, access to information and beneficiary of specific training affect off-farm work decisions, as well as rainfall factors and idiosyncratic health shocks. Community characteristics such as accessibility and number of inhabitants are also key factors. While suggesting that off-farm work is less likely to be undertaken for accumulation purposes, these results have important policy implications. In particular, policy measures should consider each segment as a separate entity.     

对建立健全劳动关系三方协商机制的思考

在我国建立健全劳动关系三方机制中充分认识三方协商机制的重要意义,规范三 方协商的内容、职责和企业方代表的主体地位,强化机制建设,提高工作水平。     

正确理解、全面推进社会主义新农村建设问题探究

社会主义新农村建设是一个全新的概念,是一项惠及广大人民群众的系统工程,也是我国"十一五"规划中的重点内容之一。本文着重探讨了实施这项工程的重要意义、如何理解其基本内涵、当前农村面临的主要问题以及全面推进这项工程建设的基本做法。     

美国“新经济”成长的制度因素及对我国的启示

20世纪90年代以来,美国经济出现了二战后罕见的持续非线性的高速度增长.其主要表现为高增长率、高就业、高规模、高扩张,人们将这种经济现象定义为-新经济.新经济出现在美国绝非偶然,本文旨在探讨新经济现象背后的制度因素--科技创新、制度创新、政策性保障及对中国知识经济发展的借鉴意义.     

Participation,education, and pluralism: towards a new extension ethic

The concern driving current debate on agricultural extension is increasingly that of how to help farmers learn how to deal with the complex world around them responsibly and profitably, in such a way that the extension worker is ancillary. This article seeks to deconstruct and provide a more reasoned assessment of agricultural extension services through a reflection on development paradigms, adult education, individual empowerment, and institutional pluralism. By calling into question the underlying ethical dimensions of agricultural extension, it is possible to develop an alternative paradigm and thereby generate new insights into it. The article concludes that the raison d'être of agricultural extension today must be to create an ethical basis which ensures that extension practices are more inclusive and thus responsive to the needs of farmers and other rural populations, integrating individual expectations into the wider socio-economic, cultural, political, and geographical environment.     

日本对外直接投资的新发展与海外经营的新动向

从2005年开始,日本对外直接投资迅速增加,2006年终于超过了1990年的投资规模。在日本对外直接投资迅速增加的同时,其投资对象和投资内容都发生了新的变化,出现了新的特点。由此,日本企业的海外经营规模进一步扩大,今后将继续扩大投资。     

马克思主义与时俱进的光辉典范--列宁创立新经济政策理论的启示

马克思主义具有与时俱进的理论品质,它总是根据时代的发展要求而不断创新。列宁所创立的新经济政策就是马克思主义在新的历史条件下与时俱进的一个光辉范例,是对马克思主义东方社会理论的重大发展和实践创新。深入研究列宁在创立新经济政策中所体现出来的与时俱进的理论品质、方法和原则,对我国在新的历史条件下立足社会主义初级阶段的实际,坚持与时俱进,开拓创新,全面建设小康社会具有现实意义。     

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.     

试析当前卖淫嫖娼活动的新特点及对策

当前 ,卖淫嫖娼活动的新特点表现为 :时间、地点、场所出现新的变化 ;活动手段越来越诡秘、隐蔽 ;卖淫收入有增无减 ;包娼现象有所发展。卖淫嫖娼增多的原因是部分地区和单位领导认识上存在错误性和默认性 ,“一手硬 ,一手软”的做法导致伦理道德滑坡等五个方面。应从提高思想认识 ,坚定严厉禁娼的决心。各级党委、政府加大领导力度 ,组织社会各方面的力量齐抓共管等四个方面治理     

美俄关系的变与不变——兼议美俄"新冷战"说

美俄关系经过近十年的磨合大体形成了相对稳定的关系框架,但这一框架未能根本解决两国之间存在的结构性矛盾。伊拉克战争终于将这些矛盾催生出来,于是引发美俄关系新的紧张,也诞生了所谓“新冷战”说。笔者认为,与其说美俄关系处于“新冷战”,不如说是回归其本应有的面目。未来美俄关系的发展将取决于国际环境、双方各自战略走向及两国领导人的更迭三个层次的因素,具有一定不确定性。