晋升锦标赛起了多大作用?——兼论地方官员的激励导向

在解释中国的经济改革和经济增长中,原先的"维护市场的财政联邦制"强调地方高的边际财政分成对地方促进市场化改革带来的重要作用,但分税制改革改变了这点。主张中央集权下晋升锦标赛作用的学者强调即使地方财政激励很低,晋升的激励也足以保证地方按照中央要求努力发展经济。对这种观点进行了反思,并把地方财政激励扩大到地方官员财务激励,可以发现,即使在分税制后,地方官员的财务激励和晋升锦标赛激励都起作用,后者的激励作用还面临一些限制。而且,这两种激励都未必导致地方的市场化改革和对内源型经济增长的推动。     

网络舆论监督与中国行政腐败的预防治理

当前互联网在舆情反映和舆论监督方面开始实质性地发挥作用,在应对行政腐败的层面,体现出确保反腐独立、克服地方保护和升级民主法治三个特征。网络舆论监督对行政腐败的预防与治理发挥着积极的作用,但网络舆论监督也有它的缺陷,诸如网络信息的准确性无法核实和情绪性言论泛滥等较为突出的问题,都需要政府部门加强应对的主动性,最大化地发挥网络的积极功效。     

The Kafka quagmire for the poor in India

Khare and Varman present a compellingly pessimistic analysis of the plight of the poor in India. The dilemmas of the poor are often exacerbated by large corporations seeking to find ways to market products to impoverished emerging market consumers. In India, consumers are frequently hurt by these initiatives, small retailers may suffer, while corruption and trickery by petty bureaucrats and ruthless landlords help the rich get richer at the expense of the poor. The article by Khare and Varman is a scathing indictment based on detailed ethnographic evidence but it reveals only a fraction of the disadvantages and traps of disempowerment facing those Indians living lives of great precarity. In this comment, we seek to build upon Khare and Varman’s insightful analysis both in order to reinforce their conclusions about the Kafkaesque existence of India’s poor and to introduce some further considerations and complications that make the quagmire even more entrapping. We focus on four sources of these problems: patriarchy, bureaucracy and corruption, class and caste power and hierarchies, and uneven and inadequate infrastructure. We also highlight some largely individual and non-government initiatives that may offer hope of escaping this quagmire for the poor.     

The major determinants of logistic performance in a global perspective: evidence from panel data analysis

The global logistics industry has grown significantly and logistics has become an important sector of the business economic system and a major global economic activity in recent years. Logistics activities accelerate economic and productivity growth. Efficient logistics is also important to a country’s competitiveness and source of employment. The purpose of this paper is to uncover and understand the major determinants of logistics performance (LP) to further lift the LP of countries. Using unbalanced panel data of 93 selected countries from 2007 to 2014, the present research attempts to critically investigate the major determinants of LP. In estimating the model, this study prefers to use static panel data approach owing to limited data. The findings of the present study reveal that (a) countries with low level of corruption and stable political environment are likely to yield a high level of LP; (b) improvement in resources supply such as infrastructure, technology, labour, and education also have a significant positive effect on LP. Therefore, institutional reforms and upgrading resources will effectively accelerate LP.     

国家审计与国家监察服务腐败治理的路径探索——基于协同视角的思考

随着国家监察体制改革的全面推进,国家监督系统焕发新的生机。国家审计与国家监察作为国家监督系统的重要组成部分,理应充分发挥监督职能以保证国家可持续发展。从国家监察体制改革特点入手,基于受托经济责任观,全面分析国家审计及国家监察分别与腐败治理的相关关系,并以腐败治理为核心,从战略层面、管理层面和结果层面三个层面探求国家审计与国家监察的耦合路径,使两者通过有效耦合路径将监督协同效应发挥到极致,进而保证政府公共受托经济责任全面有效地履行。     

新形势下提高高校反腐倡廉制度执行力问题探讨

本文通过分析影响高校反腐倡廉制度执行力的主要原因，探讨制度执行力的对策和措施，进一步提升高校反腐倡廉制度执行力。     

腐败与公共支出结构问题研究——基于我国城市数据的实证分析

现有研究一致认为腐败会促使财政支出规模膨胀,导致公共支出结构扭曲。本文采用我国东、中、西部120个城市的经验证据,实证检验了地方政府腐败对公共支出结构的影响,并提出了相应的政策建议。实证研究发现,腐败显著提高了行政管理支出的比重,但其对经济建设支出相对规模的影响则是不确定的。     

Media,Education and Corruption: Investigating the Associations

We study the interactive association of press freedom, access to media and education with a nation's corruption levels. A free press generates unbiased information that greater access to the media helps propagate; and a greater degree of education, in the same context, helps individuals apply that information. This entire process generates a vigilant and corruption‐free economy. It is therefore important to consider these factors in conjunction.