The mismanagement of evil

This article stretches the boundaries of Futures' coverage. It may be taken as a satire on either world order thinking or on the responses of those who oppose such Utopian visions, or both. The ‘scientific management of evil’ considered here may be the best definition of 20th century totalitarian systems yet devised—although some may consider it inapposite to worry about what evil may be possible in a steady-state peaceful world which still seems so distant at present.     

Preparing for Medicaid managed care

As Medicaid enrollment continues to rise, hospitals and health systems could benefit from contracting with Medicaid managed care plans. Providers need to establish a Medicaid managed care strategy before beginning the contracting process. Revenue cycle leaders need to ensure that their front-end processes related to patient access, billing, and denials management are compatible with Medicaid managed care.     

我们正迈入一个新的通信世界

<正> 我就爱立信公司对于未来的发展,以及这一发展所带来的商机进行探讨。 在当今的通信产业中,我们也许正在经历着其它任何产业前所未有的最重大的变革。移动通信与互联网的使用正在以空前的速度普及开来。 移动通信与互联网正在改变着人类的生活方式以及人际沟通方式。无论是在我们的社会生活中还是在我们的工作当中,我们都在体验着全新的沟通方式以及全新的工作方式,这是人们长期以来所热衷的话题,而它正在演变成现实。我们刚刚完成了我公司针对全球移动电话用户的最新预测。世界的第10亿位移动电话用户将在2002年产生,这比我们此前所预期的要早一年。 即将于2002年发生的另一事件是,全     

央行为银行信息化铺路

信息化建设迫在眉睫 科学技术是第一生产力,日新月异的信息技术,已经引发银行业务和管理手段的一次又一次的变革.传统的以存、贷款为主要业务的商业银行正快速地向现代化的银行转变,信息技术从业务作业层向管理层、决策层快速推进,渗透到银行业务管理的各个领域.银行信息化建设已经成为当前的银行竞争生存和发展的最重要的课题,成为缩短与国际现代商业银行的管理差距,全面提升市场竞争能力的重要途径.     

Preparing your organization's training program for ICD-10

Training for ICD-10 is going to be expensive, though predictions of how expensive vary widely. Healthcare finance executives should create a flexible, multiyear capital and operating budget to prepare for ICD-10 conversion and the training and support that will be required. Healthcare organizations also should assess staff knowledge in the critical ICD-10 areas and begin training now to be ready for go-live by early 2013.     

Preparing the way for a modern GST in India

A modern Goods and Services Tax (GST) would do much to alleviate the problems of India’s current indirect tax system which is a serious impediment to the formation of a single common market and further economic growth. The Centre and the States should both have access to the full GST base, which means that the tax assignment issue (who should tax what?) should be separated from GST design aspects (what should be the precise base and rate structure?). It is not necessary or desirable to have a uniform GST for the Centre and the States. Neither is an integrated GST to tax transactions between States required. Last but not least, the system of taxation by classification and valuation should be replaced by a self-assessment system mainly monitored through checks upon books of account.     

推进基层央行应急预案管理工作

近年来,国务院用了很大力量组织制定国家突发公共事件总体应急预案,以及专项和部门应急预案。人民银行应急预案体系是国家突发公共事件总体应急预案体系中的重要组成部分。建立健全金融应急预案管理体制,是维护金融稳定,促进金融业健康、持续、协调发展的重要保障,是提供安全、高效金融服务的客观要求,也是维护人民银行正常办公秩序的根本保证。应急预案管理工作面临的新形势加强应急管理,是关系国家经济社会发展全局和人民群众生命财产安全的大     

Preparing for the millennium : Reflections on the need for futures education

What does education for a just and sustainable future look like and how might it be implemented in the classroom? This article is an introduction to the work of one particular curriculum project in the UK which is working with teachers on this issue. First, the broader educational context is described both in terms of the author's personal and professional interests and in relation to existing good practice in global education. Attention is then drawn to various formative influences on the project's design, both from futures education and from the futures field more generally. Finally, the aims of the project are outlined together with details of current work in progress.     

Preparing for disaster: a comparative analysis of education for critical infrastructure collapse

This article explores policy approaches to educating populations for potential critical infrastructure collapse in five different countries: the UK, the US, Germany, Japan and New Zealand. ‘Critical infrastructure’ is not always easy to define, and indeed is defined slightly differently across countries – it includes entities vital to life, such as utilities (water, energy), transportation systems and communications, and may also include social and cultural infrastructure. The article is a mapping exercise of different approaches to critical infrastructure protection and preparedness education by the five countries. The exercise facilitates a comparison of the countries and enables us to identify distinctive characteristics of each country’s approach. We argue that contrary to what most scholars of security have argued, these national approaches diverge greatly, suggesting that they are shaped more by internal politics and culture than by global approaches.     

为"一带一路"建设作好对策储备

"一带一路"倡议符合全球发展趋势 当前,世界经济仍然处于国际金融危机发生以后的深度调整期,原有发展格局被打破,世界经济增长新动力、新格局尚未形成.在全球投资潜在放缓;资本投资聚集下降;劳动力、潜在增长力和劳动生产力水平持续降低等多重因素的影响下,世界经济复苏任重道远.经济全球化和区域经济一体化是当今世界的主流,但当经济低迷、反全球化、反自由贸易、反地区一体化的民粹主义抬头,对全球治理体系都进行了较大冲击.在全球有效经济支持下,世界经济都在寻找新的增长动力源,而"一带一路"战略的提出为艰难世界点燃了希望之光.     

Preparing for the worst: public perceptions of risk management innovations

Scholars often call for research on the public’s involvement in crisis and risk mitigation. Yet, before the public can be persuaded to become involved in new mitigation initiatives, risk managers must first understand how members of the public perceive such initiatives. Grounded in diffusion of innovation (DOI) theory, this study presents insights from 70 adult residents of a US urban metro area through focus group research. Findings yield insights about public perceptions of risk management innovations including that ‘greater good’ incentives can motivate interest in innovations (more so than financial incentives), thereby extending DOI theory. In addition, participants suggested mechanisms for facilitating government transparency to encourage program participation, along with additional insights about involving the public in government-sponsored risk management innovations.     

财务会计报告编制中的目标导向

<企业会计准则一基本准则>第四条对财务会计报告的目标作出了规定.准则明确了财务会计报告是从企业财务状况、经营成果和现金流量三个方面提供能够反映企业管理层受托责任履行情况和有助于财务会计报告使用者作出经济决策的财务会计信息,这一目标无论是对财务会计报告编制还是注册会计师的财务会计报告鉴证,都起着核心指导作用.财务会计报告编制过程中大量的专业判断、编制形成的财务会计信息的信息质量保障以及注册会计师作为财务会计信息公允性鉴证者的鉴证风险控制,都需要以财务会计报告的目标为导向,始终不忘财务会计报告为使用者提供决策有用信息这一根本目标.     

Preparing for higher inflation: Portfolio solutions using U.S. equities

Investors have always been interested in reducing inflation risk in their portfolios. However, investors face different types of inflation than those measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Moreover, different asset classes can be used to hedge portfolio inflation. In this paper, we show how individual equities can be used to construct equity portfolios sensitive to customized inflation targets. We illustrate portfolios for three types of inflation: US headline CPI, Forbes Cost of Living Extremely Well Index, and the US Medical Care Price Index. We also show how alternative weighting schemes, such as minimum volatility and maximum inflation beta, can be used to construct inflation‐hedged portfolios.     

世界银行准备中的项目

世界银行是我国改革开放以来积极利用外资的一条重要渠道.随着各种来源的外资的增长,世行资金所占比例相对有所下降,但仍然是我国重要的外资来源     

Preparing a research proposal for a student research dissertation: a pedagogic note

When students are required to engage in research of one kind or another and to produce dissertations – whether as a substantial component of a research degree or as a lesser component in a taught degree – the research proposal is a crucial pedagogic mechanism. But whilst textbooks give guidance on the preparation of such a proposal they rarely provide an illustration of what a proposal might look like. This short note attempts to overcome this lack. It provides a fictitious proposal of a fictitious project in a form that may well be required of accounting and finance students. The note also provides some discussion about the process of construction of the proposal and then undertakes a brief auto-critique of the proposal itself. The note is intended, principally, to be used with students to help them in the construction of their own research proposals.     

Preparing for the professional futures field:: Observations from the UHCLC futures program

The futures field is an arena of increasing interest and activity. This article seeks to: (1) provide general information about key information sources for directed inquiry into futures studies; (2) sketch the origins and current status of the graduate program in Studies of the Future offered by the University of Houston at Clear Lake City—currently the largest and most comprehensive program of its kind; (3) Describe the methodology used in a recent strategic planning and program development project to update the UHCLC program; and (4) convey some guiding observations on teaching and research in futures studies, and on helping students find appropriate employment.