未来不属于中国

中国正在崛起，但印度也一样。在可预知的未来，日本仍然在经济、军事和技术领域保持着雄厚的实力。亚洲三个大国中国、印度和日本，其中任意两国的经济和军事力量，都足以阻止另一国支配整个亚洲。     

充分发挥保险在构建和谐社会中的作用

保险是市场经济条件下风险管理的基本手段，具有经济补偿、资金融通和社会管理三大基本功能。加快保险业改革发展，充分发挥保险自身特有的功能作用，为构建社会主义和谐社会服务，将是当前和今后一个时期保险业贯彻落实十七大精神的一项重要任务。为此，本刊组织了“贯彻十七大精神，加快保险业改革发展”专题笔谈。现将相关研究成呆择要刊发。     

饭店设计

导言 我的同事沃尔特·阿·范厄是有名的建筑学家,也是最近出版的《饭店谋划与设计》一书的作者。在这部新著中,他提出了饭店设计中的三项原则。这些原则必须由饭店的设计者和投资者共同遵守,才能使饭店获得经济效果和美学效果。这三项原则是: 一、饭店必须能够丰富顾客参观访问的内容。     

谁投票反对北美自由贸易协定?工会与自由贸易对对!

1.引言在俄亥俄州的众议员汤姆·索耶于1993年11月17日投票赞成北美自由贸易协定之后,该州汽车工会主席便公开声明在下届议员选举中将予以报复。在国会里,斗争激烈的北美自由贸易协定的投票表决给日益强烈的反对北美自由贸易的工人(尤其是有组织的工会工人)对国会议员的施加影响的机会。同时它也提供了从另一种角度去考察研究这场旷日持久的辩论:议员们的投票行为多大程度上反映了选区选民的经济利益或者是其它方面的影响,诸如,意识形志或党派忠诚。我们先概述些以往劳工在贸易问题上的态     

论加快少数民族地区经济社会发展的主要途径

加快少数民族地区经济社会发展,是解决当代中国民族问题的核心,也是全面建设小康社会的重要内容。民族地区的经济是整个国民经济的重要组成部分,如果长期落后,发展缓慢,不能形成自身发展能力,必将拖整个国民经济的后腿,影响我国全面建设小康社会的历史进程。本文从民族地区的现实出发,对加快少数民族地区经济社会发展的主要途径提出一些粗浅的看法。     

直销产品销售收入已占到全国总销售额的22％

美化人民生活、保护身体健康、促进精神明建设是化妆品工业的发展宗旨。随着社会经济的快速发展及人们生活水平的提高，化妆品已成为人们日常生活中不可缺少的必需品。化妆品的使用已成为反映人们精神面貌、物质明和生活水平的重要组成部分，尤其是改革开放以后的今天，化妆品工业的蓬勃发展日益受到各界的关注。说到化妆品的发展与容器包装，人们很自然就可以想到玻璃瓶是化妆品的容器包装，化妆品的发展离不开玻璃制造行业。     

The environment for development

This overview of the World Bank 1992 World Development Report reveals some of the means to close the gap between policy and practice in linking environmental and development policy. The nature of the problem is defined and win-win policies which show mutual support for environment and development concerns are differentiated from negative links. Sound environmental management can be achieved with improved information, enhancing institutional arrangements, and involving local people. The rapid implementation of policies and programs will involve both political and financial costs and a shift in policies and priorities. The challenges ahead are tremendous and include overcoming poverty and turning population growth and environmental pollution around. World consumption of energy and manufactured goods is expected to triple; without curbs on emissions, mortality increases, water shortages, and forest and natural habitat loss will ensue. It is not entirely true that economic activity hurts the environment when positive forces of substitution, technological innovation, and structural change outweigh the negative consequences. Environmental consequences change with income levels. Some problems decline with income increases. Some problems deteriorate temporarily and then improve as incomes rise, i.e., air and water pollution and some types of deforestation and habitat dislocation. Some problems continue to grow with income increases, such as carbon and nitrogen oxide emissions. Win-win policies are ones that foster and end to excessive resource use, clarify property rights and stop open access to land, accelerate education and family planning programs, accelerate agricultural extension and research, and invest in sanitation and water supply. These policies will not sacrifice economic growth. Tradeoffs must be identified and costs and benefits of alternative policies assessed; priorities and standards must be established in consort with costs and benefits. Behavior change can be achieved with properly designed practical and cost-effective policies.