基于计算机网络的大学英语教学改革研究——以中南林业科技大学为例

为了提高大学英语教学质量,中国高校正在全面推进和实践大学英语教学改革。中南林业科技大学作为全国首批31所大学英语教学改革示范点项目学校之一,实施了基于计算机网络与课堂教学的教学改革,并取得较好的成效,在同层次、同地区、同类型的高校中发挥了先锋示范作用。实践表明：深化大学英语教学改革,应科学处理好制约大学英语教学的6大重要关系。     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed:
Ian Phimister, Violence and Memory: One Hundred Years in the 'Dark Forests' of Matabeleland
Dagfinn Gatu, Social and Political Change in Revolutionary China: The Taihang Base Area in the War of Resistance to Japan, 1937–1945
Marc Blecher, Sources of Chinese Economic Growth 1978–1996
Louise Fortmann, Modern Forests: Statemaking and Environmental Change in Colonial Eastern India
Frank Dikötter, Revolutionizing the Family: Politics, Love, and Divorce in Urban and Rural China, 1949–1968
Ben Fine, The World Bank: Structure and Policies
Jonathan Pincus, Economic Transition in Vietnam: Trade and Aid in the Demise of Centrally Planned Economy
Vivek Chibber, An Agrarian History of South Asia, The New Cambridge History of India, IV, 4     

Forest transition in South Korea: Reality, path and drivers

While forest transition (FT) in South Korea began in 1955, when forest cover was only 35% of national land area, significant increases in both forest cover and growing stock really occurred in the early 1970s. Using reconstructed historical records, we empirically demonstrate that (1) FT in South Korea was mainly accomplished by the recovery of degraded, non-stocked forest; and (2) one-dimensional FT analysis using forest area alone has severe limitations in diagnosing meaningful changes in forest sustainability. The key driver of FT in South Korea was the government-led reforestation policy. The comprehensive reforestation plans, started in 1973, not only provided economic incentives to the general public by establishing clear quantifiable goals, they also promoted inter-agency cooperation and coordination, especially between the energy and forest sectors, to replace firewood with fossil fuels. These government-led efforts, accompanied by rural-urban migration, brought an increase in stocked forest area and a complementary rising average growing stock level. The case of South Korea shows that FTs can be cultivated in a relatively short period of time by a central authority, even with imperfect governance and low economic development.     

关于"韩流"的观察与反思

每个时代的年轻人都有自己的流行文化,青少年是制造和追随流行文化的主力军。20世纪90年代末以来,青少年炮制并演绎着一轮新的文化浪潮。随着韩国影视剧、韩国流行音乐、韩国明星大举登陆,韩国文化风行一时,引发了所谓“韩流”现象。针对“韩流”盛行的原因,要引导青少年正确对待“韩流”现象,适时加强青少年精神文化建设。     

The Motivation and Effectiveness of Gas Industry Economic Regulation in New South Wales, 1912–39

The oldest industry in Australia subjected to economic regulation is the gas supply industry in the state of New South Wales. In this paper the aims and motivation of the New South Wales Government in establishing the regulatory regime in 1912 and the subsequent effectiveness in achieving them are determined. Initially the regulatory regime was based on ad hoc arrangements, but eventually a more permanent structure was devised that effectively defused political controversy over gas market pricing and stabilised prices rather than substantially lowered them.     

THE BENEFITS AND COSTS OF MONETARY UNION IN SOUTHERN AFRICA: A CRITICAL SURVEY OF THE LITERATURE

Abstract.  With the 14 members of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) having set the objective of adopting a common currency for the year 2018, an expanding empirical literature has emerged evaluating the benefits and costs of a common-currency area in Southern Africa. This paper reviews that literature, focusing on two categories of studies: (1) those that assume that a country's characteristics are invariant to the adoption of a common currency and (2) those that assume that a monetary union alters an economy's structure, resulting in trade creation and credibility gains. The literature reviewed suggests that a relatively small group of countries, typically including South Africa, satisfies the criteria necessary for monetary unification. The literature also suggests that, in a monetary union comprising all SADC countries and a regional central bank that sets monetary policy to reflect the average economic conditions (e.g. fiscal balances) in the region, the potential losses (i.e. higher inflation) from giving up an existing credible national central bank, a relevant consideration for South Africa, could outweigh any potential benefits of trade creation resulting from a common currency.