Effects of local fiscal policy on firm profitability

For decades, scholars and policy-makers have been interested in how fiscal policy influences entrepreneurship. Until now, research has focused on fiscal policy at the federal or regional level and used macro-economic outcome measures. Considerably less attention was given to how municipal governments can influence economic outcomes at the micro level. The present study examines the effect of municipal taxes, spending and tax compliance costs on firm profitability within the Flemish hospitality industry. This is an interesting research setting, since Flemish municipalities have far-ranging fiscal autonomy which has resulted in a proliferation of local taxes, many of which are specific to the hospitality industry. The findings reveal that local taxes have a negative impact on firm profitability, while aggregate public spending has a positive influence. The tax effect is economically relevant and exceeds the public spending impact. Finally, we find no impact of compliance costs from local taxes.     

浅析市政桥梁工程中的扩大基础施工技术控制措施

交通运输是经济发展的命脉,交通运输工程中的桥梁建设是我国城市基础设施建设中必不可少的部分,正处在不断的发展之中。笔者在文中主要就市政桥梁工程中扩大基础施工技术控制措施进行简要的探讨,并大致介绍了怎样开展扩大基础施工质量检验工作,以给今后相应的桥梁工程的设计、施工和监理工作提供技术指标参考依据。     

物流与供应链管理在市政工程项目施工中的应用分析

由于物资运输面临很多的影响因素,因而也构成了影响市政工程项目施工中的重要外生变量。通过解构项目施工的特点,其呈现出工程施工量较大、工程施工进度快、工程环保要求高等多个要点。在此基础上的分析表明,在应用中需围绕着：分析市政工程项目施工具体要求、推进物流供应链横向联盟的形成、优化物流供应链管理中的衔接性,以及管控物流运输环节中的环保质量等方面来进行。     

地区市域经济发展趋势及影响机制研究——以中部地区为例

为了研究在新的经济战略格局中,中部地区经济逐渐在全国区域经济发展格局,以市域为研究单元,利用空间自相关性分析和空间计量经济分析方法进行实证研究。结果表明:中部地区的市域经济发展具有明显的空间正相关性,且空间集聚特征呈"U"型的演变趋势;区域投资水平是促进中部地区经济发展的有效手段;河南和山西两省应根据自身特点合理优化经济结构通过各种产业协作促进经济发展;湖北省的地方财政支出政策有待改进和优化;湖南省需要合理优化市场规模和调整财政支出政策;江西省需要发展具有江西特色的经济产业和调整财政支出政策;安徽省应加强了财政收入对其区域经济的贡献作用。     

Complete streets at the municipal level: A review of American municipal Complete Street Policy

The Complete Streets Act of 2009 preceded a proliferation of municipal level complete streets policies across United States. These policies aim to challenge auto-centric street design standards in favor of “complete streets” that are safe for users of all abilities. This proliferation of “complete streets” policy is noteworthy progress in addressing the needs of non-motorized street users and sustainable transportation. However, research that critically and systematically analyzes the specific content of the policies and how they attempt to guide street design decision-making is limited. We address this gap through a review of municipal level Complete Street policy. We sampled a total of 113 municipal level complete streets policies drawn from The National Complete Streets Coalition’s database. We reviewed the policies to inventory their qualitative content, probe their definitions, and understand their implications for design and implementation. We conclude that most municipal Complete Street policies do not guide the negotiation of tradeoff between users within the street right-of-way. The policies are broad and defer to idealistic goals of safely accommodating all user types equally without recognizing the implicit hierarchy of accommodation. This study is limited to analyzing the content of the policies alone; we argue this is a necessary first step in critically thinking through Complete Street policy development and examining if current municipal policies are able to successfully challenge the primary accommodation of automobility. Without a critical analysis, there is a risk of replicating policy that is ineffective at achieving the core goals outlined by the Complete Streets concept.     

论垃圾的资源化及相关管理

城市生活垃圾既污染环境占用耕地 ,又造成资源的浪费。生活垃圾资源化的利用蕴涵无限商机。生活垃圾发电 ,在技术和政策上 ,必须遵循“城市生活垃圾处理与污染防治技术政策” ;在投资上 ,采用国产设备降低成本 ;在管理上 ,制定配套政策和完善投资机制 ,实现企业投资。垃圾发电尽可能实现热电联产和规模经营     

浅谈市政道路质量控制和管理

随着我国经济和城市化进程的飞速发展,使得我国的市政道路建设得到了蓬勃发展。作为一项复杂的系统工程,市政道路建设施工的质量无疑是非常重要的。阐述了市政道路施工建设的特点,分析了市政道路施工建设质量控制和管理中存在的问题,并提出了相应的解决对策,从而确保市政道路施工的进度和质量。     

城市商业银行竞争力指标体系及其对策设计

设定商业银行竞争力指标体系,基于与大型商业银行和全国性股份制商业银行的比较表明,我国城市商业银行现实竞争力存在较强的竞争优势而潜在竞争力存在明显竞争劣势。提升城市商业银行竞争力,应打好"区域"牌,提倡跨区经营,积极引进战略投资者,并做好人才、基础设施等配套工作。     

我国大城市生活垃圾物流系统运作瓶颈与对策

随着我国城市化进程的加快,城市人口数量的增加,许多大城市的生活垃圾物流系统难以满足日益提高的人民生活水平要求。本文从大城市生活垃圾物流的运作流程:收集、分类、运输、末端处理分析了整个垃圾物流系统运作流程瓶颈,并据此提出了建立高效的城市生活垃圾物流系统的对策。