The impact of cultural exceptions: audiovisual services trade and trade policy

Audiovisual services such as music and movies in digital formats have gained substantial importance over the last decade, while remaining one of the sectors with the lowest number of commitments by WTO members. Based on a novel data set, this article analyses the role of trade restrictions on audiovisual services in a gravity model. We find that countries with WTO commitments trade more audiovisual services, while both exports and imports are lower for countries which impose policies to curb inflows of foreign cultural services.     

Food safety regulation and trade in food products

Nations are becoming increasingly dependent upon internationally traded food products, often at the expense of traditional agricultural commodities. As the focus shifts to high value-added imports and exports, regulations targeting the food safety attributes of these products are increasingly cited as a source of potential non-tariff barriers to trade. To counter such concerns, various bilateral and multilateral efforts to demonstrate the integrity of the regulatory systems under which these foods are produced are taking centre stage. Little analysis of the relative efficacy of such rapprochement efforts exists. This paper therefore discusses the impacts food safety regulation can have on the growth in food trade by presenting a review of key regulatory rapprochement efforts targeting them. The GATT SPS Agreement in particular is discussed. Recent disputes centring on the impacts of food safety regulations are also reviewed to suggest how GATT commitments are being interpreted and enforced. This discussion highlights potential road-blocs to additional trade facilitation and evaluates if a ‘hard law’ system now exists.     

广东省生物防火林带存在问题及可持续发展策略

广东省森林覆盖率高,珍稀特有植物种类丰富,但是近年来森林火灾时有发生,对森林资源造成巨大损害,为了有效保护广东省生物资源,修建生物防火林带意义重大;通过对广东省生物防火林带建设现状的实地调查,结合防火林带区域火灾发生状况,分析了生物防火林带存在的具体问题,并结合广东省省实际,提出了可持续发展的策略。     

中国农产品加工产业组织创新与政策选择

通过对农产品加工业发展状况调查研究和个案分析,概括了农产品加工业的产业组织特征和绩效评价,剖析农产品加工业发展中存在的囚徒困境、过度竞争、逆向选择等问题及其成因,并提出了相应的政策建议。     

国际农产品贸易中技术性贸易壁垒的现状与趋势

以食品安全为核心的农产品技术法规与标准要求越来越严格,正以一种超乎关税壁垒的力量,阻挡着弱势企业进入国际市场。为此,既要知其原由,又要了解国际农产品贸易中技术壁垒产生的背景、主要表现形式、现状与发展趋势。     

绿色壁垒下国内企业绿色物流管理方案研究

绿色物流是以降低对环境的污染、减少资源消耗为目标,利用先进物流技术规划和实施运输、仓储、装卸搬运、流通加工、配送、包装等物流活动。绿色物流体现了企业的绿色形象,是一种全新的物流形态。在经济全球一体化的今天,物流市场将不断地成熟,未来的物流市场将大大压缩物流成本,化解国际经贸中绿色壁垒带来的经营风险,增强物流企业应对市场挑战的能力。     

浅析环境贸易壁垒对我国外贸的影响及对策

环境贸易堡垒作为贸易保护主义的一种新形式应运而生,而且有愈演愈烈之势,它几乎波及到我国对外贸易的各个领域,影响了我国外贸的增长。本文首先阐述了环境贸易壁垒的涵义,其次分析了环境贸易壁垒对我国外贸的影响,最后提出了相应的解决对策。     

论我国物流业发展的障碍与对策

通过对我国物流业的现状考察,运用文献综述,实例论证的方法,分析了当前我国物流业发展中的障碍,从提高物流基础设施．降低物流成本、加强物流人才培养、完善行业协会等方面提出了适应当前市场环境、发展现代物流的对策。     

阳江五金刀剪产业当前面临的问题与对策

阳江五金刀剪产业作为阳江市的传统优势产业,经过不断发展,至今已成为我国最大的五金刀剪产业集群。近年来,集群内过度竞争、技术创新不足、技术性贸易壁垒和价格竞争优势丧失等问题严重制约着阳江五金刀剪产业的持续健康发展。本文针对这些问题,提出了相应的对策,旨在为实现产业的持续健康发展提供指导意见。     

How foreign knowledge spillovers by returnee managers occur at domestic firms: An institutional theory perspective

Instead of treating the spillover process as a black box, this paper conducts a qualitative study of foreign knowledge spillovers by returnee managers at Chinese firms. Unlike mainstream spillover studies which adopt economics approaches, this paper uses an institutional theory perspective and regards returnee managers as boundary spanners. Results show that returnee managers' boundary-spanning activities in the form of social interaction, including building relationships with colleagues and transforming their identities from outsiders to insiders, help gain legitimacy for their new roles. Their boundary-spanning activities in the form of grafting foreign knowledge, including understanding existing knowledge resources, introducing foreign knowledge to colleagues, and integrating foreign knowledge with domestic firms, help gain legitimacy for foreign knowledge. Foreign knowledge' contributions in new product development at product, process, and cultural perspective levels reinforce its institutionalization at domestic firms. Absorptive barriers include domestic firms' administrative heritage and returnee managers' arduous relationship with others.