Ag econ angst crisis revisited

The present paper was inspired by and is a response to the Rola-Rubzen, Hardaker and Dillon paper 'Agricultural economists and world poverty: progress and prospects' (Rola-Rubzen et al. 2001). It is agreed that the position of agricultural economists in foreign aid and poverty programs has declined over recent decades. Such a feeling of guilt and remorse expressed by the above authors does indeed create considerable 'angst'. A major reason for this state of affairs lies in 'the flavour of the month' approach of the development agencies. These include women in development, gender-based farming systems research, household nutrition and food security, people participation, and targeting the poorest of the poor. These fads have driven disciplinary considerations to the wall and the more widely-defined objectives have reduced the drive for economic efficiency. We argue there is still a place for better designed and delivered assistance programs within the wider framework of assistance that has become fashionable. Greater application of institutional principles in both the political processes associated with assistance and the implementation agencies would improve the outcomes of many projects. Particular attention would need to be given to the interface between the development agencies and recipient governments. The present paper picks up on the market failure aspects of agriculture's rather poor contribution to development, and develops a wider perspective in terms of the new institutional economics and a continuing role for the agricultural economist.     

家族企业用人机制初探

中国的家族企业形成规模的目前还为数不多，而小型企业的数量却与日俱增。美国家族企业一直是美国经济中至关重要的一股力量，1969-1976年间雇员不足20人的企业创造了美国66％的就业机会，近20年来小型企业成为美国劳动力市场的一个重要组成部分。     

借荐经验、探索成都中小企业服务新格局

2000年8月24日成都市被国家经贸委中小企业司列为全国10个进行中小企业服务体系建设试点城市之一，该市中小企业服务体系建设按照“政府扶持，市场化运作”的原则开始了有益的试点探索。     

国有商业银行经营绩效的超产权理论分析

超产权论在产权制度改革的基础上提出了竞争和市场结构对企业治理机制改善的作用.我们把超产权理论的企业产权、竞争、治理机制与绩效相互关系模型引入国有商业银行中,建立市场竞争状态下国有商业银行产权、竞争、治理机制和绩效的理论模型.要提高国有商业银行的经营绩效,构建竞争性的银行体系是关键;竞争绩效的产生还有赖于市场的完善和市场得以有序运作的制度结构的建立与完善.     

政策要闻

原油、成品油进出口配额 将由商务部对外贸易司统管 国务院机构改革以后,我国原油、成品油、化肥等能源产品的进出口配额、进出口权等将全部划归新成立的商务部对外贸易司统一管理。国务院办公厅已发出通知,明确了商务部的14项主要职责,其中第四条为:“研究制定进口商品管理办法和进出口配额计划,确定配额、发放许可证;拟订和执行进出口商品配额招标政策。”     

Possibilities for remote participation in trade unions: mobilising women activists

This paper argues that trade union activism within the new era of information and communication technologies (ICTs) offers the potential for unions to become more inclusive of under‐represented groups. Traditional conceptions of activism, participation and democracy within trade unions require physical presence at meetings at times and in spaces incompatible with caring responsibilities and atypical hours of work. This restricts the participation of women and other ‘atypical’ workers in trade unions. The paper explores the complexities of electronic forms of union activism in practice, indicating that while some positive features are experienced, there are also a range of obstacles, barriers and possible negative consequences.     

Network Resources for Internationalization: The Case of Taiwan's Electronics Firms*

ABSTRACT This paper illustrates foreign direct investment (FDI) as the management of important network relations, using Taiwan's electronics firms as an example. Through FDI, seemingly small and weak firms propel the process of internationalization by making maximum use of external resources to which they have access. FDI often starts at a location close to the home base where support from the domestic networks can be drawn, subsequently moving on to more distant locations after investors have accumulated new network resources. The location chosen is usually an area rich in network resources or in close proximity to such rich networks. FDI enables the investors to construct a regional, or even global, sub‐network under their control to supply a set of wide‐ranging, differentiated and low‐cost products in a flexible fashion, and sometimes within close proximity to the markets. With this capacity for versatility, investors become valuable partners for multinational firms that offer global services.     

中国作家的重庆礼赞

2005年9月21日至25日，由中国作家协会、重庆市委宣传部共同举办的“中国著名作家看重庆”活动在重庆举行。蒋子龙、张贤亮、黄亚洲等一行40余名中国著名作家来到重庆，与年轻的直辖市“零距离”接触，参观、考察和感受重庆，这是一次极富创意和美感的大型文学采风活动。作家们乘轻轨，看夜景，走龙湖，逛磁器口，参观三峡博物馆，邀游长江嘉陵江……从壮美河山到古老小镇，从巴山夜雨到繁华街市，从远古3000年漫漫求索，到新世纪重庆直辖崛起，重庆的传统与现代、人文与城市、自然与科技的融合，让作家们惊奇、赞赏，逸兴勃发，叹为观止。[编者按]     

关于企业质量管理发展阶段的探讨

1 引言　　 从传统的质量控制（QC）、全面质量控制（TQC）、全面质量管理（TQM）到ISO 9000认证,许多企业的质量管理已达到较高水平,但质量水平应该达到何种程度,却缺少明确目标;企业之间的质量水平如何客观地加以比较,也缺少统一的标准.当前,在进行ISO 9000质量认证的同时,国内外许多企业都非常重视企业质量管理水平的自我评估和第三方等级评定.