Does the Quality of Institutions Limit the MENA's Integration in the World Economy?

Using a large sample of countries over the 1990s, this paper examines the extent to which institutions’ functioning disables a greater participation of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in the world economy. It focuses on the impact on manufactured exports and FDI attractiveness and considers a broad index of political risk as well as indices targeted toward specific aspects of governance (corruption, government effectiveness and the rule of law). The results are robust to different econometric approaches and lend strong support to the hypothesis that the functioning of institutions may disable the participation of MENA countries in the world economy. They suggest that the impact of an improvement in the quality of institutions may result in a sensitive increase of FDI inflows and manufactured exports. That increase is comparable to the one resulting from liberalisation policies. Hence, although institutional reforms can take time, they deserve the necessary efforts given their outcomes as compared to other reforms.     

中国精英对中欧关系现状和前景看法

2010年5月至8月,在欧盟第七框架项目解析中国人对欧盟的看法的资助下,中国社会科学院研究生院联合中国人民大学等机构针对中国精英就中欧关系现状和前景及与此相关的问题看法进行了调查。调查数据显示:第一,精英对欧盟的知晓率比较低。第二,在信息渠道选择上,互联网、电视和报纸是三大主要工具,不同工具对中欧关系看法具有一定的影响。第三,中国精英对欧盟保持较好的印象。第四,精英认为欧盟的国际政治和经济影响力仅次于美国,且均强于中国。第五,精英对中欧关系现状和前景的看法日趋谨慎和保守。第六,通过回归分析可以发现,教育、收入、学习和工作经历等变量对精英的欧洲观有着明显影响。第七,学者和媒体工作者对中欧关系的现状和前景的看法和评价,均比其他群体更为积极和乐观。     

Alcohol abuse and liver enzymes (AALE): results of an intercompany study of mortality

Evaluation of applicants for life insurance who have elevations of their liver function tests or an increased probability of alcohol abuse has always been difficult for underwriters. This paper reports the results of an intercompany study in which the pooled mortality experience of a group of insureds with evidence of alcohol abuse, an adverse driving record or elevations of the liver transaminases or gamma-glutamyl transferase is summarized.     

美国税权划分制度评析与借鉴

美国的联邦、州和地方三级政府各自拥有属于本级的税权,并在同级政府层面上表现为税收立法权、执法权和司法权三者之间的划分与制衡。本文通过分析美国税权划分的主要特点,对我国税权划分改革提出了若干建议:确定税权划分的法定主义原则、税收立法权划分的指导思想、赋予地方适度税权的具体设想、明确划分中央与地方税收执法权限、建立解决地区间税权争议的协调机制、通过一些制度设计完善税收司法权的行使。     

1923年，青岛有了党组织

五四运动以后，马克思主义得到广泛传播，一批具有初步共产主义思想的知识分子逐渐认识到需要建立一个以马克思主义为指导思想的工人阶级政党来领导革命。1921年7月23日，中国共产党第一次全国代表大会在上海举行，标志着中国共产党的诞生，给灾难深重的中国人民带来了光明和希望。     

中国土地高效利用与社会经济可持续发展的实证研究

如何保持中国土地高效利用与社会经济可持续发展是一项关系到中国未来发展的战略性问题.通过研究发现,中国目前处在工业化的加速时期,耕地的减少速度也处在倒U形的上升阶段,耕地减少趋势还将持续,尚未达到最高点.在这种情况下,我们须借鉴国外经验,不断提高土地集约利用程度,充分挖掘和发挥土地集约利用的潜力和水平.与此同时,还要积极探索和完善土地参与国家宏观调控的手段和途径,达到土地高效利用与社会经济可持续发展目标的实现.     

关于高等专科学校开设邓小平理论课的研究报告

邓小平理论课教学目标的确立和贯彻，确定教学内容的重点和难点，加强教学的针对性、实效性，改进、创新教学方法和手段。     

对美国信息企业成功经营经验的探索

本文通过剖析美国若干信息企业的发展历程来探讨它们在激烈竞争的环境中获得巨大成就的经验。它们善于捕捉历史机遇，并且制定充分利用机遇的独特经营战略。历史机遇为企业提供新的市场空间，而高超的经营战略则有利于发挥自己的优势，提高竞争力     

Fair Trade Managerial Practices: Strategy,Organisation and Engagement

The number of distributors selling Fair Trade products is constantly increasing. What are their motivations to distribute Fair Trade products? How do they organise this distribution? Do they apply and communicate the Fair Trade values? This research, based on five case studies in Switzerland, aims at understanding and structuring the strategies and the managerial practices related to Fair Trade product distribution, as well as analysing if they denote an engagement with Fair Trade principles. The results show a high heterogeneity of strategies and engagement. In general, strategies implemented by mainstream actors contribute to increase Fair Trade global sales but do not convey the transformative message of Fair Trade through their engagement. The latter is rather communicated through alternative channels. Problems and potential solutions to this issue are discussed.     

河北省贫困地区经济发展现状及可持续发展对策

解决温饱只是摆脱了绝对贫困，相对于其他发达地区来说还是属于贫困地区。因此，河北省的贫困地区要进一步坚定“科教兴国”之路，坚持开发脱贫，以市场经济为依托，转变经济观念，实现全民族的共同富裕。