Integrating local ecological services into intergovernmental fiscal transfers: The case of the ecological ICMS in Brazil

Local conservation efforts are often related to benefits at higher governmental levels. On the one hand, these efforts are strongly connected to local land-use decisions. On the other hand, activities such as sustainable water management or biodiversity conservation are associated with regional, national or even global public goods. Therefore, spatial externalities or spillovers exist, which—if not adequately compensated for—lead to an underprovision of the public goods and services concerned. This article investigates intergovernmental fiscal transfers as an innovative instrument for compensating local jurisdictions for the ecological goods and services they provide across local boundaries. From a public finance perspective, fiscal transfers are a suitable instrument for internalising spatial externalities. However, most federal states use this instrument predominantly for social and economic public sector functions rather than for ecological ones. This article investigates the case of the ecological “ICMS” that was first introduced by a few states in Brazil during the 1990s. Part of the revenue from this value-added tax is redistributed to the local level on the basis of ecological indicators. In this way, the state level uses fiscal transfers to compensate municipalities for the existence of protected areas and other ecological services provided within their territories. The Brazilian experience illustrates that such fiscal transfers can represent both a compensation for land-use restrictions and an incentive to value and engage in more conservation activities at the local level.     

武威市凉州区农业种植结构调整的双目标优化

该文分别从经济效益最大化和生态效益最大化的目标出发,以土地资源、农作物用水量、区域各类农作物需求量和农业生产直接投入为约束条件,基于线性规划方法建立武威市凉州区农业种植业结构优化的经济效益模型和生态效益模型,并对两个模型的优化结果进行对比分析,认为以草地生态农业为生产模式的生态效益模型是凉州区实现农业可持续发展较为理想的模型。     

Agglomeration Effects versus Policy Effects: The Case of the Electronics Industry in Malaysia

The present study analyses investments within the Malaysian electronics industry in 1991 to assess the effectiveness of development policy in light of strong agglomeration effects in the electronics industry. We find that agglomeration and the use of industrial estates as development policy have had positive effects on firms' location choice. However, agglomeration has a much larger effect than industrial estates. In addition, we find that the marginal effect of industrial estates is positively correlated with the degree of agglomeration. This suggests that improvement of problems of regional inequality by industry estates would be very difficult in reality.     

会计专业毕业生面向有色金属行业就业的探索和实践

有色金属行业是我国国民经济的重要组成部分，直接影响到国家经济的发展和社会的稳定。根据有色金属行业的特点，鼓励和引导优秀毕业生到基层，到祖国需要的地方去，满足有色金属行业对人才的迫切需求，探索一条会计专业毕业生面向有色金属行业就业新途径。     

工业控制机的特点及在机电一体化中的应用

工业控制机是应用于工业领域自动控制的一类计算机，在机电一体化系统中有着重要作用。本文介绍了不同形式的工业控制机的特点及应用     

经济服务化、服务知识化与我国服务业的发展

服务部门在经济结构中占据着统治地位的出现 ,预示着服务经济时代的到来。新技术的广泛运用使得服务业的内部结构出现了分化 ,服务业的增长模式和产业形态的演变正前所未有地依赖于知识和技术的运用。“经济的服务化”和“服务的知识化”将是未来经济发展的两个主要特征 ,服务业的发展也将是未来各国经济发展的重要内容。然而我国服务业的发展还存在不少差距 ,如何采取切实有效的措施促进我国服务业的发展已是当务之急。     

我国小城镇餐饮业的发展状况与对策

我国小城镇餐饮业在近年来发展速度非常快,无论是数量、规模和经济效益上都比较明显,但是在发展过程中也存在一些问题。本文阐述了我国小城镇餐饮业发展现状、特点以及发展过程中存在的问题,并对我国小城镇餐饮产业的战略性发展提出了对策建议。     

技术性贸易壁垒与合格评定程序

随着WTO和贸易自由化的发展，各国的关税水平大幅度降低，以及配额、许可证等非关税措施的逐步取消，大大促进了国际贸易的发展，技术贸易措施在国际贸易中的地位日益重要。合格评定程序是指任何直接或间接用以确定产品是否满足技术法规或标准要求的程序。合格评定程序是企业扩大对外出口、突破技术贸易壁垒的有效措施。     

谈安徽中小企业产业群的建立

本文针对生物工程产业的特点和国家发展政策 ,根据美国风险投资协会等机构的调查 ,阐述风险投资在生物工程领域的发展状况 ,指出风险投资既是生物工程产业发展的重要动力 ,也是我国生物工程产业发展的战略选择。     

生态环境的恶化与乡村社会控制--以清代徽州的棚民活动为中心

从明后期开始进入徽州地区的外地棚民，利用当地丰富的自然资源，进行各种经济活动。在当时的社会条件制约下，此类经济活动耗费了大量的资源，破坏了徽州农村的生态环境，损害了地方和国家的利益。针对这一问题，清代徽州乡村社会各种民间力量和官方联合展开了一场声势浩大的驱禁棚民运动，取得了预期效果。