试论刑罚的目的

刑罚的目的是国家建立刑罚制度的出发点和最终归宿,是刑法理论中的一个重要问题。因此,研究刑罚的目的并且科学地揭示刑罚目的的内涵,对于建立健全国家的刑罚制度,具有重要的现实意义。     

新形势下地方财政监督工作的深化

近年来，地方财经活动中的违法违规现象相当普遍，并逐步呈现出长期性、隐蔽性、普遍性、复杂性的特点。究其原因，市场机制不健全，改革措施不配套，基层人员法制意识淡薄、素质低，检查不深，执法不严，打击不重，监管机制软化等均在其列。因此，必须针对其原因，从源头抓起，强化地方财政监管检查力度，深化财政改革，健全财政职能。     

试论我国城市公用事业的民营化

我国的城市公用事业由于投资主体单一、缺乏竞争、效率低下、服务质量差等特点，急需实行民营化以激活民间资本，提高公共产品的供给效率。本文分析了城市公用事业的现状、民营化趋势、民营化模式以及政府的管制政策。     

Speculative attack against the Hungarian forint

In mid-January 2003 a severe speculative attack was launched against the exchange rate of the Hungarian forint. The attack was very unusual in the history of foreign exchange speculations, since it was aimed at enforcing the appreciation — and not the depreciation — of the currency targeted. The specific nature of this kind of speculation is closely related to Hungary’s accession to the European Union in general and to EMU in particular. Since the other Central and Eastern European acceding countries face similar problems and challenges, the Hungarian experience may involve some instructive lessons on monetary and economic policy for them too.