Contemporary Economic thought. The Contribution of Neo-Institutional Economics

This article examines the historical developments of the institutionalist theory of the business enterprise since the early 1900s in order to demonstrate its distinctive characteristics that are often overlooked or belittled by some institutional-evolutionary economists and most mainstream economists. I argue that the institutionalist theory is an evolving and emergent theory, which bears a reciprocal, evolutionary, and cumulative relationship between the business enterprise and society. The institutionalist theory is, therefore, suitable for the understanding of the real-world business enterprise as it can be modified and refined along with the evolution of capitalism. The article begins with a discussion of the present state of the institutionalist theory. The following section is devoted to the major contributions to the institutionalist theory situated in the evolution of U.S. capitalism. The penultimate section provides a critical discussion of new institutional and evolutionary approaches to the firm. The article concludes with a brief discussion as to what should be done for the further development of the institutionalist theory of the business enterprise.     

The leading indicator property of the term spread and the monetary policy factors in Japan

Many studies have observed the leading indicator property of the term spread (LIPTS), which indicates that the term spread—the difference between long- and short-term interest rates—has information on future economic conditions. We examine whether this property is related to monetary policy or not by using Japanese monthly data with consideration for structural changes. Results of structural change tests show that the term spread has predictive ability for the future economic activity from 1982:4 to 1997:8. Decomposing the term spread into three parts; one is explained by past monetary policy shocks, another is explained by expected future call rates and the other is the remaining part, we find that all three parts are significantly related to the future economic growth rate. Hence, we find that the monetary policy plays an important role for the LIPTS.     

浅议对安全生产风险管理体系建设的认识

本文主要是认识安全生产风险管理体系建设工作的必要性和重要性,落实责任与资源。旨在交流探讨如何抓住关键环节,推动体系工作,如何结合实际,全员参与,不断总结、持续改进进一步提高电力建设安全生产管理水平。     

产品工艺设计在产品运营过程四大作用分析

产品设计与开发质量是企业核心竞争力,设计方案决定了产品先天质量,设计方案决定了产品的成本,设计开发阶段是产品运营过程最佳预防阶段,因此,企业要特别重视设计与开发阶段,以最佳设计方案来生产出客户与企业双满意的产品。     

带内筒立式大型压力容器现场整体热处理施工工法

文章结合工程实践,对采用燃油内燃法工法对大型压力容器进行整体热处理作深入分析及探讨。     

以人为本是处理新时期人民内部矛盾的金钥匙

改革开放和现代化建设进入新的发展阶段,我国各方面矛盾尤其是人民内部矛盾更突出,党中央抓住机遇,迎接挑战,精辟地概括出以＂坚持以人为本,全面、协调、可持续发展＂为主要内容,以＂实现又好又快发展＂为宗旨的科学发展观,为21世纪我国的发展指明了方向。文章通过分析认为,以人为本是处理新时期人民内部矛盾的金钥匙。     

抓住产业转移机遇 促进中西部地区经济发展——以四川省成都市承接产业转移为例

随着美国次贷危机的蔓延，国外及东部地区某些产业加快了向中西部地区转移的步伐。因此，中西部地区在经济发展基础上如何有选择性地承接产业转移，从而促进本地区经济的可持续发展是值得思考的问题。文章以四川省成都市为例，将其承接产业转移的优势以及需要注意的问题作了较详细分析，进而提出承接好产业转移的原则和建议对策。     

危机后期经济增长方式转变、指导思想与实践路径——必须依据马克思主义理论为指导克服危机

经济增长理论是社会经济增长的一种理论反映，源于斯密和李嘉图为代表的古典经济学，是二战后在发达国家广泛流行的经济理论。但是发达国家经济学家自身存在的认识论缺陷使其不可能科学完整的建立经济增长理论及模型，因此必须遵循马克思的方法论从理论为实际的反映入手建立科学模型，并指导中国经济结构以及产业结构的调整，特别是经济增长方式的转变实践中经济结构及产业结构的优化升级。     

基于科学发展观的安全文化分析

安全文化以科学文化为前提,具有科学的体系,体现了安全文化的科学性质。安全文化与科学发展观是相辅相成的,文章从四个方面探讨了建设安全文化的对策。     

农村合作组织的政治学分析

农村合作组织是建立在农民的结社自由和选举自由的基础上的,农村合作组织的存在又为农民权利的实现和维护提供保证,这就是农村合作组织的政治意义。文章从村民自治组织、农民集体主义和非政府组织三个方面对农村合作组织的建立和发展进行了阐述。