Has bank consolidation in Korea lessened competition?

This paper examines market concentration and competition in the Korean commercial banking market for the period of 1992–2004. While market concentration decreased due to financial regulation before the Asian financial crisis, the Korean banking industry has become increasingly concentrated in the process of restructuring and consolidation since the crisis. Contrary to a growing concern over market power in Korean banking, this study finds that increased concentration has not lessened competition. The H statistic of the Panzar–Rosse model indicates that the Korean commercial banking market was monopolistically competitive during the pre-crisis period and the post-crisis period with temporary deviation to the level of perfect competition during the crisis period.     

日本的环境立国战略及其启示

2007年6月,日本内阁会议通过了《21世纪环境立国战略》。该战略进一步明确了通过发展环境、能源技术和改革社会经济系统以实现经济发展与环境保护的双赢,走经济社会可持续的发展道路,奠定了日本对内对外环境政策的基础。环境交流与合作是我们与环境先进的发达国家互利共赢的一个结合点。因此,我们应当充分利用国际环境合作的平台,积极引进环境先进国家的环保节能技术和经验,以推动我国资源节约型和环境友好型社会建设。     

树立区域意识发展港口经济

在贯彻落实科学发展观、促进区域港口经济又好又快发展中,要重视区域的发展,树立强烈的区域意识.科学发展观对于发展的基本要求是全面、协调、可持续;发展的根本方法是"五个统筹"和"四个着力":统筹城乡发展、统筹区域发展、统筹经济社会发展、统筹人与自然和谐发展、统筹国内发展和对外开放;