Unveiling ways to reach organic purchase: Green perceived value,perceived knowledge,attitude, subjective norm,and trust

This paper aims to investigate organic food consumption based on the perspectives of an extended research model by integrating the theory of consumption value (TCV) and the theory of reasoned action (TRA). First, we tried to find out how five consumption values of functional, social, emotional, conditional, and epistemic in classic TCV influence consumption choice especially in the sustainable consumption domain of organic food, interpreted as green perceived value (GPV) in the reflective-reflective second-order latent. Second, as an attempt to extend the classic TRA, this study included trust and perceived knowledge in the research model in addition to the subjective norm, attitude, and behavioral intention. A partial least square structural equation method (PLS-SEM) was adopted to examine our research model with 251 samples. Our results revealed that GPV significantly affects consumer attitudes. Consumer attitudes and subjective norms also have a significantly positive effect on purchase intention. As an extended TRA, GPV has a significantly positive effect on trust while trust significantly impacts purchase intention. Further, perceived knowledge positively influences attitude and trust. By jointly considering TCV and TRA, this study proposes several implications emphasizing how GPV and perceived knowledge affects consumers’ organic food consumption choice based on the role of increased trust.     

和谐社会视角下的公共服务型政府建设

当前的中国正处于经济转轨和社会转型的关键时期,构建和谐社会是进一步推动和保持经济高速发展的决定性因素,而建设一个定位准确的公共服务型政府是实现和谐社会的重要保证.建设公共服务型政府必须结合我国政府改革和社会发展的实际,转变观念,正确定位,深化改革,强化服务职能,建立中国特色的公共服务模式与体系.     

旅游产业发展与居民消费结构——基于1994～2009年经验数据

旅游产业的发展和居民消费结构有重要的关联,研究居民消费结构的变化对旅游产业的发展具有十分重要的意义。通过对1994～2009年旅游消费和居民消费结构有关数据的分析,发现我国旅游消费的增长速度在不断放缓,导致旅游产业的发展可能面临瓶颈。城乡二元结构对旅游消费有重要影响,城镇居民旅游消费降低与住房、医疗和教育等支出有关,农村居民旅游消费可能会发展为新的增长点。     

我国农业支持与农民收入和消费的再思考——基于整体性的多变量协整系统

把农民收入和消费及财政支农和农村金融置于一个框架下进行了考察。基于1978—2008年数据拟合的多变量协整模型较好地反映了我国农村经济的特点,结果表明,农业财政和金融在长期可显著提高农民收入,金融信贷在短期可有效扩大农民消费,并且农村金融体系较好地保证了内源融资的效率;消费方程反映出我国农民消费具有短视性特点,对同期收入过度敏感。     

补贴行为主体的认定:基于反补贴案例的国际比较

在反补贴调查中,对补贴行为主体"政府"和"公共机构"的界定是确定补贴利益是否存在的前提。由于多边规则缺乏可操作的明确规定,两者的认定主要体现在WTO成员方各自的国内立法和判例中。本文对美国、加拿大和欧盟立法和判例、WTO争端解决机构相关实践的分析表明,尽管主要成员认定标准的内容和适用略有差异,但内核基本一致、可操作性强,且为争端解决机构所采纳。鉴于此,除非WTO争端解决机构对"公共机构"作出新的解释,除非银行、土地和重要投入品部门的中国国有企业在股权多元化改革方面迈出新的实质性步伐,此类企业在国际反补贴争端中被认定为"公共机构"、其行为被视作"政府"行为的局面很难改观。     

政府投资生态环境建设优化路径选择——基于中国省级地方政府的研究视角

地方政府投资生态环境建设,对实现地区的国民经济与生态环境的协调发展起着重要作用。运用面板数据模型对地方政府投资的生态环境效应进行分析的结果表明：随着人均地方政府投资的增加,人均二氧化硫、人均工业烟尘和人均工业粉尘三类污染物排放持续下降,即这三类污染物的排放得到了有效控制,地方政府投资对生态环境的改善起到了一定的促进作用。因此,地方政府应从资金和制度等方面优化投资生态环境。     

地方政府规模影响因素实证分析

本文从公共服务需求角度出发,运用中国31省面板数据检验了地方政府规模的影响因素。研究发现：（1）我国地方政府规模发展趋势符合瓦格纳法则,同时满足对外经济的效率假说和补偿假说;（2）民族多元化对地方政府规模有显著的正向影响;（3）上期政府收入对政府支出有很大的正向影响,说明二者之间互为因果关系。     

从韩系轮胎的质量问题看政府监管

韩国锦湖轮胎因为在轮胎生产过程中大剂量添加返炼胶而导致轮胎存在鼓包、胎体内侧帘线外露、漏气等质量隐患,已发生多起爆胎事件。在中央电视台2011年“3·15晚会”对韩系轮胎质量问题曝光以后,却出现了消费者维权无门。事故责任方气焰嚣张的现象,这说明政府监管严重缺位。政府相关部门应尽快补位,抓紧健全法律法规、增强执行力,做好“裁判员”工作,构建完善的监管体系,完善市场规则,从而真正保障消费者的权益。     

Materialism and conspicuous consumption in China: a cross‐cultural examination

With the growing rise in consumer spending and economic power in Asian societies, it is increasingly important to explore the implications of these developments on consumer culture. This cross‐cultural study first discusses the rise of materialism and conspicuous consumption in post‐revolution China then examines differences in these phenomena between young adult consumers, aged 18–35, living in urban China and the United States. Utilizing survey data from over 600 respondents, significant differences were found in both materialism and conspicuous consumption, with Chinese young adults scoring higher in both variables. The findings show, that compared with past comparative studies, it appears both materialism and conspicuous consumption are on the rise among urban Chinese consumers.     

Idiosyncratic use of credit facilities by consumers in an emerging economy

A worldwide increase in household debt since the turn of the century has created considerable concern about the indebtedness of households, especially those in emerging economies that have been hit particularly hard by the global economic slump. In this study, the credit consumption of consumers in Swaziland (N = 264) was investigated by means of a survey that aimed to identify and describe factors that encouraged consumers' use of credit, the influence of credit on their buying behaviour when choosing major household appliances or furniture as well as consumers' knowledge of the conditions of credit facilities that were available for their use in retail. Findings revealed that consumers unequivocally appreciate the convenience that is associated with credit, specifically to cope with unexpected purchases, to benefit from special offers and opportunity to afford expensive goods. These advantages apparently negate the negative consequences such as high interest rates and strain on household budgets. Mean scores that were obtained in the knowledge test that only reflected upon credit agreements that respondents have actually entered into in the past, confirmed their ignorance pertaining to their contractual obligations and their consequent vulnerability. Consumers' age and gender seem to have noteworthy consequences for efforts to enhance informed consumer decision‐making. Younger females were significantly better informed that their older counterpart while the reverse was true for males, although differences were not significant. The significant inverse relationship between income and the LS‐means for the credit knowledge test differ from findings in developed countries and provide valuable opportunity for further investigation.