Blue Box Policy Reform in the Doha Round Negotiations： Effects and China＇s Position

This paper uses an agricultural trade policy simulation model to quantitatively evaluate the effects of Blue Box policy reform on agricultural production and trade, and further provides specific proposals regarding China ＇ s reform position. The results indicate that, if the reform could achieve a reduction in distorting supports in more developed countries, China＇ s total agricultural production would increase, accompanied by a decrease in agricultural imports and a slight increase in exports. In terms of social welfare, producers would gain significantly, consumers would lose and government would not suffer greatly, which is in accordance with current agricultural policies in China. As a core member of G20, China should approve a subsidy level as low as possible required by Blue Box to achieve ＂substantial reductions in trade-distorting domestic supports＂.     

China＇s ApprOach to Rebalancing： A Conceptual and Policy Framework

This article seeks to develop a conceptual and policy framework for understanding China’s role in the global economic imbalances.China’s contribution to these imbalances via recurrent trade and financial surpluses corresponds with a phase of deepening structural risks to China s economic growth and development.These structural challenges include:the composition of growth resulting from China’s dynamic internal transformation,China’s trade orientation,the trajectory of resource use and Commissions,welfare problems relating to distribution and international constraints.This article develops a conceptual framework for examining the relationship between the processes of long-run structural transformation in China,its economic imbalances,and the role of institutional reform in dealing with these structural challenges.As such,economic policy should extend beyond short-term macro management to pursue an institutional reform agenda to facilitate broader structural change to mitigate constraints to future growth and to improve economic welfare.     

Cooperate or Antagonize： The EU＇s Dilemma on Anti-dumping and Safeguard Measures against China

I. Introduction During the past two decades, with the gradual intensification of political reform, China’s economy in general and trade in specific are growing dramatically, providing an opportunity for other countries to make contact with China in various fields, especially in trade. In November 2005, Chinese President Hu Jintao had a three-state visit in Europe. He signed a deal with German electronics giant Siemens to supply 60 high-speed ICE trains to China, and Siemens will accordi…     

China‘s Economic Growth：New Trends and Implications

I. IntroductionSince the "reform and opening up" policy began in 1978, China has sustained high growth. This success is associated with a gradual market-oriented reform. A central feature of this gradual reform is that the dominant state-owned enterprises have not been directly privatized; instead, the government chose to gradually introduce market forces into the economy, and at the same time, gradually reduce restrictions on the development of market-oriented non-state-owned enterprises, especially rural collective enterprises.     

The Development of China＇s Electronics Industry： Causes and Constraints

The development of China‘s electronics industry can be attributed to supportive government policies, strong domestic market demand and the opportunities provided by the international transfer of technology in the electronic manufacturing sector. China‘s enterprises can only continue to develop through technological upgrading due to the lack of core technologies of their own. Since this process is still ongoing, China has not become a competitive country in the field of electronic technology. As a country in transition, government initiatives designed to encourage the development of the electronics industry have also undergone changes in line with economic institutional reform. Direct government intervention policies have been gradually replaced by indirect regulatory policies and the market is playing a more and more important role in the electronics industry.     

Research on China Railway Reform and Informatization Model

Since 1980＇s, China railway has been advancing a deep reform, and mechanism has been introduced and various management information systems have been set up. However, railway informatization lacks systematic plan and coordination. Now in order to effect the span development of China railway and adjust its informatization for the administrative structure reform, based on the course and targets of railway reform, this paper analyses in depth the existing composition of railway management information systems and proposes the railway informatization three layers model according to the core business of railway transportation. In consideration of the further reform, it also gives a new overall thought of railway informatization under ＂network ＆ transport separation＂.     

The hazards and governance of China＇s state-owned monopoly enterprises

Monopoly was formed in the course of capitalism development, but it also exists in socialist countries now. China＇s state-owned monopoly enterprises have made adverse effect even a certain hazards in many aspects of the national economy, such as economic development, income distribution, consumers＇ rights and interests, international competition and exchanges. The reform of China＇s state-owned monopoly enterprises has been on the agenda, and it has become the focus of China＇s economic system reform.     

More effective utilization of FDI by China

Emerged from 1950＇s, with the huge emergences of multinational enterprises, foreign direct investment is developing along with international trade, and both of them present two main motivations of the world economy. Used to be one of the most closed countries, China has now been an indispensable part of the international economy since its economic reform in 1978. Normally big countries receive large amount of foreign direct investment, and as a huge country, China receives the top amount of FDI recently. For China, how to attract more FDI is less important than how to utilize FDI efficiently. If China uses FDI more efficiently, FDI could contribute more to its economic reform and developments. However, the efficient use of FDI is not an easy task for China with such large volume. This paper discusses the current situation of international capital flow and FDI to China, and then analyzes the issues concerning FDI in China from several different perspectives like terms of trade,, technology spillover, dual economy, domestic investment, MNEs in China, and spatial distribution of FDI in China, etc.. Finally, the paper gives conclusion of the situation of FDI in China and suggestion for the policies of efficient usage of FDI in China.     

Prediction of Labor Force＇s Supply and Demand in Urban Areas of China

In the recent years, with the promotion of reform and the exposing of some profound contradictions, the problem of unemployment is outstanding day by day and becomes an important problem in present China＇s economics. Based on the data offered by China Statistical Yearbook： 2003, the short-term supply and demand of labor force in urban areas of China is predicted in this paper.     

Global Quota System and China＇s Textile and Clothing Industry

I. Introduction As a developing country, textile and clothing goods remain one of the most important sources of China’s exports since the opening up to the outside world and economic reform at the end of the 1970s. The contribution of textile and clothing exports to China’s total exports hit its record in the middle of the 1980s. In 1987, the share of these two types of goods in China’s total exports was 31.13 percent. From 1986 to 1995, their share in China’s exports was more than 30 pe…     

How Can Chinese Farmers' Property Income Be Improved? A Population–Land Coupling Urbanization Mechanism

Balancing urban and rural development is an important political goal in China. The failure of rural land privatization has led to a low level of rural economic development and a vast property income gap between citizens and farmers. This paper illustrates the reasons for property income inequality from the perspective of the land tenure system and the dualistic household registration system. After evaluating the segmentation of the rural land market and the rigid nature of rural land assets, a population–land coupling urbanization mechanism is proposed. The paper argues that China's land property system has externalized a high degree of geospatial and social urban and rural intertwinement. Major reform of the rural land property rights system is required to correct the situation (further development of the social security system and stable urbanization) and to increase property income potential for farmers.     

对江苏新型农村养老保险制度的思考——以苏州为例

苏南农村65岁以上的人口约占苏南农村总人口的7.35%,占苏南65岁以上人口总数的67.39%,农民养老问题日益严峻。而以家庭养老为主的农村养老制度已越来越不能满足农村养老的需求,建立新型农村社会养老保障制度已进入议事日程。本文以苏州市为例探讨了新型农村养老保险制度的现状、问题与思考。     

China＇s Urban Employment and Urbanization Rate： A Re-estimation

The present paper argues that China＇s existing population and employment statistics are misleading, and have failed to include many of the migrant and labor force flows between urban and rural areas. The paper reconciles the differences between official census data and other survey statistics and attempts to recalculate China＇s urban population and employment figures. Our analyses indicate that official statistics of 2012 underestimate China ＇s urban employment by approximately 47 million while overestimating rural employment by 31 million. The adjusted urbanization rate exceeded 55 percent in 2012, almost 3 percentage points higher than the official statistics. Nevertheless, there remains much potential for rural-to-urban migration. More specifically, if the current bottlenecks in household registration, social security and public welfare systems can be removed or relaxed, China＇s urbanization rate could rise by another l O percentage points or even more over the next decade.     

发展中国家农村养老保障构架与我国农村养老保险模式选择

发展中国家农村养老保障由纳费型养老保险计划、非纳费型养老金计划以及其他非正规保障制度所组成。非纳费型养老金在较多的发展中国家农村占据重要地位,非正规制度的养老保障在较多发展中国家的保障力度还比较强大。我国应该改变目前农村既定的农村社会养老保险制度模式,在中等收入和低收入地区要逐步有序实施非纳费型养老金计划,同时加强商业保险保障代之个人账户养老金,在一种渐进的动态整合中,逐步实现农村社会养老保险制度与城镇社会养老保险制度的整合统一。     

中国农村社会养老保险问题及对策

为解决中国社会养老保障问题,国家做出了一系列决策部署,着力建设和完善城乡一体化的居民社会养老保险制度.中国农村发展相对落后,在制度实施过程中存在不少问题,制度贯彻落实仍然有缺乏稳定性、各筹资主体分担失衡、农村社会养老保障水平低及群众参保意识不强等问题.针对这些问题提出完善法律和相关制度、健全各筹资主体分担机制、提高农村社会养老保险的保障水平及提升群众的参保意识等优化对策,推进社会养老保险在农村的实施.     

农村养老模式的国际比较及其借鉴

按照覆盖范围、保障水平以及养老保险基金的筹集、管理和发放方式,世界各国农村社会的养老保障主要分为社会保险型、社会福利型、个人储蓄型和社会救助型四种模式。这四种养老模式也各有其适用的范围和特点。农村养老模式及其代表国家的实践对中国的启示是:农村社会的养老保险制度必须和国情相适应、循序渐进地解决农民养老保障问题、注重法律规范、政府给予财政支持、建立多层次的农村养老保险体系等。     

我国人口老龄化及农村养老保障体系的构建

我国人口老龄化速度逐步加快,对农村养老方式提出了严峻的挑战。建立科学的农村养老保障体系是事关社会和谐发展的一件大事,其政治基础、社会基础、经济基础已基本具备。我们要努力克服构建我国农村养老保障体系的难点,建立我国农村三级养老保障模式,进一步完善新农保制度。     

Old Age Security： A Case from Rural Suzhou

I. Introduction A traditional pattern of old age support in the rural society of China can be characterized asthat of a family taking full responsibility in caring for its elderly. During the 1950s, a “Five Guarantee System” was established in the People’s Communes for protecting those who have no kin and cannot support themselves, with the guarantee of food, clothing, housing, medical treatment and burial expenses. Moreover, in the cases where poor villages could not meet the basic need…     

被征地农民养老保障认同度及其影响因素——基于上海市闵行和奉贤等地的实证考察

伴随着城市规模的外延式扩张出现了大量被征地农民,文章基于上海闵行和奉贤调研数据的实证研究表明,即使在发达地区,被征地农民对其养老保障的心理认同也不是很好,这充分验证了我国粗放式与低质量城市化的现实。为探究其中原因,文章利用极大似然估计方法,从两个维度对被征地农民养老保障认同度的影响因素进行了研究,结论表明,尽管发达地区被征地农民获得了丰厚的物质补偿,但被征地农民对养老保障的认同度较低,这其中虽与其个体特征有关,但更重要的是制度性因素。     

构建我国进城务工人员社会保障制度体系的思考

从进城务工人员这个群体的特殊性出发，构建他们的社会保障制度必须要从我国城乡社会保障及其对接角度通盘考虑。通过建立进城务工人员双重社会保障制度，逐步实现城乡社会保障制度的对接。这既关系进城务工人员的权益问题，也关系城乡社会保障衔接问题，更关系着我国社会保障制度一体化目标的实现问题。