联合国的改革之路:一个未完的故事

世界各地的公共机构大都有着相同的命运:经常受到指责,要求其进行改革的呼声无休无止.我在我的祖国--加拿大从事公共服务近三十年,记忆中联邦政府的各个部门一直都在不断进行着调整和重组.     

小议现代故事漫画的特性

故事漫画擅长以叙事情节传递信息,而创作故事漫画则是作者在整合所要传递的信息与现代漫画的叙事方式的有机结合。在这个过程中.必须了解故事漫画的艺术特性.本文在这里就是浅显的阐述一下现代故事漫画的特性。     

Harrod's dynamics and the theory of growth: the story of a mistaken attribution

Post-Keynesian growth theory is normally seen as originatingfrom Harrod's 1939 'Essay in Dynamic Theory'. Harrod, however,was trying to lay the foundations of a new approach to economicdynamics, and often complained of misinterpretation. In thispaper, the grounds of Harrod's argument are examined and comparedwith the 'textbook' interpretation. The latter is shown to beextremely reductive, as it ignores both Harrod's interest inthe trade cycle and his methodological criticism of the 'time-lagtheories of the cycle', and it also underrates the interestingimplications of his non-linear approach and the epistemic implicationsof the instability principle.     

All for one,one for all: Coopetition and virtual team performance

This study establishes a model based on coopetition theory to explain the formation of team performance in virtual teams. We tested the model in information technology (IT) organizations, and found applicability of coopetition in influencing team performance and knowledge sharing. Knowledge sharing is indirectly influenced by team politics and social capital (i.e., trust, social interaction and shared vision) via the mediation of cooperation and competition, while team performance is indirectly affected by team politics and social capital via the mediation of cooperation, team emotional intelligence and team competence.     

Making EMU Work: Some lessons from the 1990s

This paper investigates what lessons may be learned from Europe's convergence process of the 1990s. The paper challenges the conventional focus on labour market institutions and 'structural rigidities' as the root cause behind Europe's poor employment record. Instead, it is argued that macro demand management played the key role, particularly monetary policy. Concentrating on Germany, the analysis shows that fiscal consolidation was accompanied by monetary tightness of an extraordinary degree and duration. This finding is of interest regarding the past as well as the future. For the Maastricht regime much resembles the one that produced the unsound policy mix of the 1990s: a constrained fiscal authority paired with an independent monetary authority free to impose its will on the overall outcome. The analysis thus highlights a key asymmetry in the Maastricht regime that is likely to continue to inflict a deflationary bias on the system. It is argued that this policy bias may be overcome only if the ECB deliberately assumed its real role of generating domestic demand-led growth, thereby resolving Euroland's key structural problem: asymmetric monetary policy. As regards the conventional structuralist theme, the analysis debunks the 'Dutch myth' of supply-led growth through structural reform. Depicting a popular fallacy of composition, we stress that the peculiar Dutch strategy of demand-led growth does not present itself as an option for Euroland.     

Cash value health insurance: one answer to the crisis

To address the demand managed care has created and bring the health care economy closer to market equilibrium, we must find a way to balance value and cost, by both using new tools and looking at critical issues in a different way. Although the concepts of consumer-driven health care described in this article are not the only health care cost-management solution, they are surely a next logical step.     

两会变焦

一年之计在于春。 每年5月，中国人都会以人民代表大会和政治协商会议的形式（通称“两会”），来实践自己一年之中最重要的参政议政活动。几乎所有关心家国天下的中国人都会在这个时刻将目光投向“两会”。     

The non-substitution theorem: Making good a lacuna

An example shows that the Non-substitution Theorem need not hold when the rate of interest equals its maximum value. Then the Theorem is proved to hold even in this case if a further assumption is met.     

Making Welfare Work: The Politics of Reform

Welfare reform, if it is to be successful in the longer–term, needs to be based on a carefully thought out political strategy. The new political arithmetic, where the poor are an electoral minority, and many working class voters have rising aspirations, requires welfare reform to appeal to the interests of the majority. While welfare reform similarly must work with rather than against the grain of human nature, self–interest has to be harnessed in a way which builds an inclusive programme. The Government's drive towards ever greater means–tested provision looks good in year one. The penalties means–tests impose on working, saving and honesty become apparent only later with an ever–growing proportion of the population having to think about how best to work this system. Equally importantly, this drive to even greater means–tested dependency is set to blow apart some of the key characteristics which underpin a common citizenship.     

非洲石油——世界工业强国战略争夺的新宠

一、非洲石油资源的空间分布 非洲油气资源主要分布在地台内部的负向地区和滨海地带的沉积盆地内.非洲含有油气希望的沉积盆地面积约为1302.8平方公里,占非洲总面积的43%,约占世界的17.6%.其中陆上沉积盆地为1172.5万平方公里,占世界的22.9%.