A brief study of age specific birth proportions,Japan and Singapore

The suitability of age-specific birth proportions (ASBP), or percentage distribution of births, as a rough and ready index of fertility change was analyzed by establishing a theoretical framework for its limitations and uses. The discussion suggested that the utility of ASBP as an indicator of fertility change depends on the characteristics and behavior of the population being considered. The concept was then empirically applied to birth trends in Japan and Singapore for 2 different time periods. Analysis suggested that ASBP trends in Japan reflected changes in age-specific fertility rates relative to general fertility rate as well as trends in parity distribution. The Singapore analysis was more complicated, raising different issues. As very limited empirical work has been done on ASBPs, the utility of ASBPs as an indicator of fertility change cannot be definitely ascertained. It was suggested however that ASBP trends may be applicable in countries where the age distribution of fertile-aged women is fairly stable. More empirical research should be done on ASBP trends in other countries, the behavior of A matrix as discussed in this paper, and useful empirical relationship of ASBP with other fertility measures.     

Charitable life insurance--the ideal deferred gift

As financial pressures on non-profits rise, fund raisers are constantly searching for alternative income sources. Life insurance may be one of them.     

东道国政府政策对美国跨国投资决策的影响

1、引言 外国直接投资(FDI)在世界经济中正在起着不断增加的作用。所有贸易的一半和世界国内生产总值的五分之一是属于跨国公司的(鲁格曼,1988)。美国基地的跨国公司的附属公司的销售额是美国出口额的一倍多。从美国基地的企业向国外附属公司的出口约占美国出口总额的三分之一。再者,尽管美国出口中由跨国公司作的占着很大的份额,由美国公司拥有大多数股权和国外附属公司在外国的货品的销售额是由跨国公司进行的美国出口     

自然和社会—苏联地理学界持续不断的争论

从十九世纪起人类社会与自然环境的相互关系就一直是苏联地理学界的主要论题。在苏维埃时代,这个问题就已经成为意识形态领域激烈争论的中心问题。近年来,地理学的空间侧面比以往受到了更多的重视,然而环境问题依然是苏联地理学界讨论最多的问题之一,也是许多著述和文章的主题。近十年来,苏联地理学具有显著发展,体现在一些重要的地理学家对环境问题的态度有所改变,已经试图在社会与自然环境的关系方面创立一种新的方法。     

Further development and sustainable utilization mode of grassland tourism resources: a case study of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China

Tourism resources are important foundation for the development of tourism industry. Grassland is not only a kind of important resource but also a great attraction to visitors. Therefore, the integrated development and sustainable utilization of grassland tourism resources are of great significance. This paper, based on the analysis of literatures and the current problems existing in grassland tourism, summarizes the speciality of grassland tourism development, deals with the problem of speciality, and raises the modes of regional development, product development and management. This paper takes Inner Mongolia, the famous grassland tourism destination as example and carries out empirical research. Based on the status quo of grassland tourism resources in Inner Mongolia, this study analyzes the character- istics of grassland tourism resources, the necessity and feasibility of integrated development, then proposes the following suggestions: idea for development, mode of development, regional cooperation, tourism products development, espe- cially the three modes of development based on the resources conditions - the mode of relying on market, the mode of combination aggregation and the mode of relying on quality.     

澳大利亚企业首席执行官与信息技术经理之间观点不一致的实证研究

1.引言 随着企业的不断变革。信息技术(IT)管理问题也变得越来越棘手了。在IT管理中,今天是非常重要的因素,明天可能就变得无足轻重了。另外,各类企业中的商务和IT领域持续以惊人的速度相结合。在这种复杂的环境中,IT的管理已经不再仅仅是IT经理的工作了。许多关于信息技术的决策显然也超出了IT经理的工作范围。有一些关于企业存亡与竞争的关键     

“独立”不等于毫不知情

不管当代公司的改革浪潮最终会是什么结果，有一件事情是很清楚的：公司董事会将会出现越来越多的独立董事．例如，纽约证券交易所最近采纳了一些建议，要求公司的大多数董事与该公司“没有重大关系”；这些独立董事定期例会，而无须CEO(首席执行官)参加．