多数亚洲企业认为中国发展对本国有利

根据美国联邦快递(UPS)公司所公布的调查结果,绝大多数亚洲国家的企业认为,中国的发展对本国有利。这一调查还指出,日本的中小企业对进军中国市场的热情正大大降低。美国联邦快递(UPS)公司于2005年底进行的这项调查将亚洲的中国澳门、菲律宾、泰国、马来西亚、日本、韩国、中国     

Identity Theft Legislation: The Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 and the Road Not Taken

This article provides a review of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 (FACTA) as it relates to the growing problem of identity theft. The article also examines other identity theft‐related proposed legislation from the 108th Congress and analyzes the effectiveness of the proposed measures. The authors conclude that FACTA represents an important step toward reducing the incidence of identity theft as well as ameliorating the damage that it causes. However, unless and until Congress addresses the extensive use and distribution of Social Security numbers and the safeguarding of data, identity theft is likely to continue to wreak financial and social havoc.     

WTO报告:全球经济危机加剧使贸易保护成抬头趋势

3月26日,WTO总干事拉米告知WTO成员,由于全球经济危机的加剧,成员方对贸易保护主义抬头的趋势表示担忧。在向代表们提交的第二份关于经济危机下与贸易相关的发展问题的报告中,拉米指出,随着经济与贸易领域的形势不断恶化,关税提高、新非关税措施以及更多采用诸如反倾销诉讼的贸易防御措施出台,贸易保护主义导致全球自由贸易明显下滑。     

道路交通弱势群体中非机动车驾乘人员的保护研究

随着道路交通运输事业的发展,交通事故已成为威胁人民生命财产安全的社会公害。尤其是行人和非机动车驾乘人员,他们是交通事故的弱者,更容易受到伤害,属于道路交通事故中的弱势群体。每一个道路的使用者都应该有平等的使用权利,对于这样的弱势群体,我们应该给予特别的关注。本文通过对近几年交通事故中非机动车事故的调查统计,以及具体事故数据采集与分析,从各个方面分析了事故特征及事故现状,提出了几点具体的事故预防办法以及我国对交通事故中行人与非机动车保护技术与措施。     

Inside Agency: The Rise and Fall of Nortel

By employing the theoretical template provided by agency theory, this article contributes a detailed clinical analysis of a large multinational Canada-headquartered telecommunications company, Nortel. Our analysis reveals a twenty-first century norm of usual suspects: a CEO whose compensation is well above those of his peers, a dysfunctional board of directors, acts of income smoothing to preserve the confidence of volatile investors, and revelations of financial irregularities followed by a downfall. In many ways, the spectacular rise and – sudden – fall of Nortel illustrates excesses of actors within, and contradictions of the system of corporate governance implied by the agency model. Furthermore, this case illustrates limitations of the agency framework in complex situations with short-term oriented investors.     

Economic Prospects in Hungary: The Rise of The Private Sector

After introducing many market-oriented reforms during the 1980s, Hungary was in a good position to move rapidly towards a market-type economy after 1989. Because of trade shocks and restraint on domestic demand, Hungary suffered similar falls in output to other countries in eastern Europe. But it encouraged start-ups of new firms, welcomed foreign investment and undertook an active programme of privatisation. After some initial experience with uncontrolled privatisation, the State Property Agency was set up to supervise the process. At first it operated in a very centralised way, but more recently it has seen the need to operate in a decentralised manner. To manage those firms which will remain in state hands for some years, the State Assets Management Company was recently established. Overall, the combination of new start-ups and privatisation of state-owned firms is rapidly creating a more dynamic economy, which should soon start to grow out of the present recession.     

The Great Recession and the Rise of Populism

Intereconomics - The success of populist rhetoric in Europe is worrisome as it presents a threat to national and European institutions, the rule of law, and other fundamental free-market democratic...     

美元:大国兴衰的原点

本文重点分析战后国际金融秩序对美国国内政治经济的影响,美元关键货币地位与美国为国际经济提供流动性而导致的国际收支赤字,最终导致了国际金融秩序中流动性创造机制的铸币税问题和国际贸易秩序中国际收支调整机制的善意忽略(benign neglect)问题。这些制度性缺陷在三个方面影响了美国:首先,联邦政府把政策自主权放在首位,通过发行大量债务同时为多重政策目标融资,由此产生的美国政府预算赤字和联邦债务是全球流动性过剩的主要来源;其次,美国金融业强调信用创造方面的竞争力,把社会上的各种资产债券化,进行高杠杆放贷,逃避政府监管,这些做法直接造成的变化导致了次贷危机的爆发;最后,受到美元关键货币地位的影响,再加之美国制造业引领全球生产体系的发展,这就造成了以出口为导向的国家和欧佩克成员国为核心的全球储蓄过剩,随着跨国企业大举在海外投资,美国制造业创造就业机会的能力被严重削弱。     

China First Mall:The Most Worthy Investment in Beijing

Since 1995, China First Mall is in people's mind. After several years, they may forget about it except its name and two ready-built buildings. However, recently Weigong Yuanding Group, the potential developer which successfully developed Webber Times Center will continue its second phase in the next half of this year.     

The Most and the Least Favoured Nations: Norway's Trade Policy in Perspective

This article reviews some recent developments in Norway's trade policy, in the light of the WTO's Trade Policy Review of Norway, 2004. A main focus is on the relationship between MFN trade policy and Norway's numerous preferential trade arrangements. In spite of a growing number of free trade agreements the paper suggests that Norway's trade regime has not become more discriminatory. The reason is that cuts in MFN tariffs as well as improvements in GSP have eroded preference margins in manufacturing faster than the coverage of free trade agreements has expanded. As a result of liberalisation, the trade regime for manufacturing has become less discriminatory, not more. While Norway is on the whole a liberal‐minded supporter of the world trade system, it has twice in recent history reacted with protectionism. Around 1980, a restrictive quota regime for clothing was implemented. This has later been dismantled, contributing to sharply increased imports from developing countries. For agriculture, Norway has currently high protection, and tariff preferences are limited. It is likely that agricultural protection will be gradually reduced due to the WTO, as well as through free trade agreements and improvements in GSP.     

印度崛起对中国的经验与教训

"中国制造"的标签比"印度制造"的标签更为普遍,但在中国制造并不一定是由中国制造。用不了多久,"印度制造"将成为"由印度制造"的同义词,印度人不仅会从全球化中获得工资收益,还会把利润也留在手里。除非中国着手进行大胆的制度改革,否则印度在今后20年的表现也许会大大超过中国。     

培育国内消费需求是扩大内需的重中之重

扩大内需是我国长期坚持的战略方针.内需包括投资需求和消费需求,几年来我国扩大内需一直在这两方面推进.特别是当前,立足于国内需求,是我们应对复杂多变的国际经济形势和加入世界贸易组织的根本举措.而培育国内消费需求则是扩大内需的重中之重.本文就此提出了相关的对策建议.     

张玉玺:天下大农

<正>如果您再次来到北京新发地农产品批发市场,您会发现这里多了一块牌子,上面会有四个大字——"天下大农"。新发地的领航人张玉玺对这四个字是这样解释的:中国自古就是一个农业大国,农业是天下最大的一件事。     

城市生活最不安全之处:生活成本高,生活压力大

<正>2010年1月零点研究咨询集团与搜狐新闻中心合作进行的"2010年两会热点话题调查——安全感",数据显示:北京是三城市中总体安全感最高的城市;生活成本高压力大、环境污染、食品安全是公众最忧心的安全问题;在对交通安全、环境安全、医疗安全、食品安全等各类城市安全因素的针对性分析中,三城市公众的关注重点基本一致;对政府作为的态度中,公正执法和消除贫富差距最受期待。