The renegotiation of the lomé convention

Negotiations for an extension of the Lomé Convention of February 28, 1975 (Lomé I) began — almost unnoticed by the public — on July 24, 1978. An analysis of the experiences with the Lomé Convention and the demands and amendments presented by the contracting parties is offered in the following article.     

农村土地承包经营权流转的必然趋势——以安徽省为例

农村土地经营权流转,是拥有土地承包权和经营权的农户,保留土地承包权,将经营权转让给其他农户或经济组织,或彻底放弃承包权和经营权的行为。以安徽省为例,从七个方面分析了农村土地承包经营权流转的必然趋势,以期提高人们的认识,推动农村第二次改革进程的加快。     

The renegotiation of the lomé convention

Negotiations for an extension of the Lomé Convention of February 28, 1975 (Lomé I) began — almost unnoticed by the public — on July 24, 1978. An analysis of the experiences with the Lomé Convention and the demands and amendments presented by the contracting parties is offered in the following article.

     

国际工程承包联营体跨文化管理模型

本文提出国际工程承包联营体多元性文化,应该涵盖国家文化和企业文化.针对国际工程承包联营体的文化特点,建立了有效的跨文化管理模型,试图在国际工程不同文化的背景下,有效地对项目执行中的文化风险进行管理,使国际工程承包联营体中各成员优势互补,达到利益均衡的共赢局面的一种管理模型.     

作为委托人的创业投资家:契约构造、筛选与监控

基于融资契约理论对委托代理的问题,使得创业投资中代理人/创业企业家和委托人/创业投资家之间存在着利益冲突,所以创业投资家采用了缓解冲突的三种主要方法———创业投资契约构造、投资前筛选以及投资后的监控和增值服务———在实践中的应用和相关问题。     

Cross-border trade and contract awards The intellectual myopia at the heart of the EU procurement rules

As part of the Single Market initiative the European Commission has put in place rules to encourage greater transparency about public contracting in the EU member states. Although the new rules are well intentioned, this article argues that the rules, which came into force after 1992, may be based on a false logic concerning the benefits to consumers of neo-liberal market principles. In essence it is argued that the new rules will not have the impact on cross-border contract awards that the framers of the public procurement Directives intended. This argument is supported by an analysis of EU contract awards in 1993.     

Feasibility of Effective Public–Private R&D Collaboration: the Case of Cooperative R&D Agreements

Since the mid–1980s, the federal government has supported collaborative R&D in private consortia and between industry and national research laboratories. One justification for these activities is that they can solve ‘public goods’ problems associated with producing non–appropriable, technology–base research. However, these efforts also create formidable contracting problems similar to those experienced in defense weapons systems development. We examine the early history of collaborations with the national laboratories, to ascertain whether or not this policy is working effectively, and find that the problems seem to be outweighing the benefits mentioned, in many cases.     

Contracts,the Spot Market Wage and Unemployment Benefits

This paper presents a model of the labour market with a contract and a spot market sector. Contracts are binding and enforceable, but unemployed contract workers are free to work in the spot market. The contracting wage is shown to be constant across states. A non‐trivial result shows that the spot market wage is increasing with product price. An increase in product price has an ambiguous effect on contract employment. An increase in unemployment benefits increases the contracting sector wage whilst stabilizing the spot market wage, and may have ambiguous effects on unemployment.     

Relational Contracting and Distribution Channel Cohesion

This study attempts to test a relational contracting model of distribution channels in the context of the international salmon industry, using data from three successive channel levels. Relational contracting norms were found to be positively associated with channel cohesion, as defined by convergent perceptions across channel levels. Channel formalization was found to correlate positively and channel centralization correleated negatively with relational contracting norms of reliance, solidarity and mutuality. A contracting framework consistent with a political economy model is suggested for future channel studies.     

“后危机时代”我国对外工程承包行业的“危”与“机”

美国金融危机对全球经济影响深远,这给国际工程承包市场的尽早复苏蒙上了一层阴影。受其影响,我国对外工程承包行业市场扩张潜力受挫,但我国对外工程承包行业的比较优势尚存,＂核心市场＂依然充满活力,加之国际环境总体缓和,也给我国对外工程承包行业经营全球化提供了契机。不论是政府还是企业,都要利用经济危机后的＂大变动、大调整＂的良好机遇,创造良好的市场环境,加快产业升级,提升我国对外工程承包行业的整体竞争力。     

合同法中缔约过失责任的适用范围

合同法中缔约过失制度的适用范围,各国法律规定不尽相同。1861年,耶林最先提出缔约上过失责任时,他所指的只是在契约无效或不成立时有过错的一方当事人的损害赔偿责任。随着实践的进一步发展,它开始向着更广阔的范围伸展,合同有效情况下的缔约过失也适用缔约过失责任。     

FTA谈判中的陷阱及其防范原则

文章深入地剖析了自由贸易协定谈判中常见的五种“陷阱”,在此基础上,提出了我国在FTA谈判中的防范陷阱之道。其中包括:充分认识FTA之局限;重点关注贸易利益;不可迷信“标准条款”;始终坚持量力而行;切莫轻信“继续谈判”;尽量避免自相矛盾。     

中小企业融资问题的契约理论分析

通过比较分析现在流行的企业资本结构理论中的权衡理论和新优序理论的缺陷 ,认为资本结构的契约理论是一种比较适合于解释中小企业融资行为的理论。同时通过对中小企业的特征及其契约成本的分析 ,弄清适合中小企业发展的各种融资模式的适用环境。最后依据契约理论的要求 ,探讨企业融资契约的设计及多层次的中小企业资金供应体系的形成过程     

我国工程承包企业的跨国经营战略研究

国际工程承包作为我国国际经济合作的重要方式，在20多年的发展中具备了国际竞争的优势，为更好地把握这一优势，对其进行战略分析十分必要。本文通过对我国国际工程承包企业的现状及内外部环境分析，运用SWOT矩阵进行战略选择，希望以此对我国工程承包企业有所启发。     

农村土地承包纠纷解决的研究

我国农村是当今社会矛盾最集中和突出的地方,土地问题是农村社会矛盾冲突的根源。近年来,由于我国农村土地承包纠纷不断,其表现形式是先弃后取、毁约、土地分配不公、新生儿的不断出生、自然灾害增多、村委会单方随意提高承包费标准等。导致土地承包纠纷的关键因素是农村土地家庭承包经营制度不完善。我国应在不断深化农村经济改革的前提下,进一步明确土地公有、稳定家庭承包,保护土地资源、促进社会经济的可持续发展以及平等保护等原则。各级政府和相关部门要进一步提高思想认识,加强对土地承包、土地流转工作的组织领导;搞好调查摸底,把握工作方法;全面落实政策,兼顾各方面利益;落实好管理制度,对可能出现的纠纷做到超前防范。     

Anti-corruption intensity and loan contracting: Evidence from non-state owned firms in China

We examine the effect of China’ s anti-corruption intensity on loan contracting efficiency. The findings suggest that conditional on the political connection (total factor productivity) of a firm, the anti-corruption intensity in the province in which a firm is located leads to less (more) favorable loan contracting terms. Additional analysis shows that the effect of anti-corruption intensity on loan contracting terms is stronger for firms with higher financing constraints and weaker external legal environments. We further find that higher anti-corruption intensity is related to lower credit growth at the macro level.     

漫谈设计院从事工程总承包的探索与体会

EPC总承包是工程承包商对工程设计、采购、施工、试运行进行总承包的模式,这在国际上已是通常的做法。国家粮食储备局郑州科学研究设计院作为我国粮食领域研究工作设计的主力军和领先者,多年来,为我国粮食流通工程建设和技术进步做出了重大贡献。为实现创建具有国际水准的粮食流通工程公司目标,积极开拓EPC市场,探索EPC的管理,取得了一定效果。本文将结合现状作概要介绍,以共同推动设计院从事工程总承包的进程。     

中国复关和入世历程的法律反思

中国入世已近三年,但国内少有学者就中国复关和入世历程中的经验与教训进行专门探讨。WTO的性质、中国的创始缔约方地位及发展中国家地位,GATT／WTO加入程序的启动、工作组和事实确认程序,双边磋商程序、工作组报告、加入议定书的通过与生效等都值得反思。     

Strategically astute contracting: The Ticketmaster case study

This case study of strategic contracting at Ticketmaster results in a process model for the execution of legally astute contracting. The findings are drawn from a qualitative case study of Ticketmaster led by its legally astute attorney-CEO Fred Rosen. The study offers a novel portrait of strategic legal decision-making and connects the private aspects of contracting with the legal, regulatory, and strategic environment.     

An incentive-based model of international entrepreneurship in emerging and transition economies

The importance of firms from emerging and transition economies (ETES) is rising in the global economy. But what factors drive firms from ETES to internationalize? Prior frameworks do not allow us to fully answer this question. In this paper, we present a model that conceptually links the institutional environment, the firm’s resource investment, and internationalization. We argue that the domestic institutional attributes (i.e., the degree of specificity, stability, predictability, and enforceability) of property rights and contracting institutions drive the firm’s perceived risk and uncertainty, and therefore its resource investment and ability in pursuing international strategic behaviors. Focusing on private firms in ETES whose property rights and contracting institutions are still lacking, we name our model an incentive-based model of international entrepreneurship from emerging and transition economies (IEEE).