Are imports and remittances cointegrated for the Central and Eastern European countries?

In this article, we investigate the existence of long-run common trends between imports and remittances in 11 Central and Eastern European countries which are part of the European Union. Using the Engle–Granger two-step procedure, we determine that for all countries in our sample there are no long-run common trends (no cointegration) between imports and remittances. However, the results are mixed when running a Granger causality test. For nine countries, we can establish either a bidirectional or unidirectional Granger causality, indicating that past values of one variable have predictive content on the other variable. In two countries, there is no Granger causality between imports and remittances.     

小城镇建设与农村剩余劳动力转移

文章从分析推进农村剩余劳动力转移与解决我国“三农”问题的关系入手,提出小城镇建设是农村剩余劳动力转移的必由之路,进而提出通过小城镇建设转移农村剩余劳动力的几点对策,即：以政府职能转变为切入点,大力营造和优化劳动力进镇就业与创业的软硬环境：以户籍制度改革为突破口,彻底打破和消除劳动力合理流动的体制与政策障碍;以改革和发展教育为抓手,全面培育和提高农村劳动力的文化与科技素质。     

以“三个代表”重要思想为指导建设社会主义政治文明

江泽民同志在十六大报告申提出发展社会主义民主政治,建设社会主义政治文明,这是我们党根据历史潮流和时代发展的要求提出来的一个新的理论概念。从我国国情出发建设社会主义政治文明最根本的就是坚持党的领导,人民当家作主和依法治国的有机统一。社会主义政治文明与"三个代表"重要思想是不可分割的有机整体。在当前国际国内形势下,更迫切地要求我们要以"三个代表"重要思想为指导,加强社会主义政治文明建设。     

失衡与重构:新农村建设中的组织问题

农村的困境在于受土地生产力产出递减规律的支配,小农生产方式潜力的逐渐枯竭,而缺乏组织的参与又难于顺利使之转向到以价值为特征的社会化、集团化的大生产。新农村建设的提出,无疑为农村发展提供了一种全新的战略设想,要使这一设想能够有效解决农村发展和转型所面临的一系列的难题,需要我们对农村的组织问题进行必要的梳理。只有把农民组织起来,才能建设社会主义新农村,只有使农民摆脱无组织的个体状态,才能使农村走上自主性的发展之路。     

三峡·神农架·武当山区域旅游一体化发展战略构想

三峡、神农架、武当山旅游业在湖北省旅游业中占有重要的地位。三峡·神农架·武当山区域实现跨区域联合,形成区域一体化旅游发展模式对湖北旅游形象的提升和旅游经济的跨越式增长具有十分重要的现实意义。通过分析三峡·神农架·武当山区域一体化发展的现实基础和条件,提出了三峡·神农架·武当山区域一体化发展的初步构想。     

以"三个代表"为指导,加强"入世"后高校党的建设

中国加入WTO后,高校党的建设面临新的问题。一是西方不良社会思潮必将借助经济贸易影响当代大学生正确世界观、人生观、价值观的形成,二是国内经济及社会形势的变化也将影响大学生的正确思想的形成。高校党的建设必须依据新情况,以“三个代表”重要思想为指导,加强高校党的建设,发挥高校在建设社会主义物质文明、精神文明、政治文明中的重要作用。     

生态经济学基本问题研究

如何审视生态系统、环境系统与经济系统之间的相互关系,关系到对生态经济学基本问题的科学理解,关系到如何运用科学发展观建设和谐社会、实现经济社会持续发展。本文以此为前提,深入研究生态经济学的基本问题,对生态价值、环境价值、经济价值层次的升级,逻辑上的升华及其内在联系进行了探讨。     

Privatization and contaminated site remediation in Central and Eastern Europe: Do environmental liability policies matter?

This paper examines the effects on site remediation decisions after state-owned firms have been privatized of providing environmental information to potential investors and undertaking site remediation planning prior to privatization. The literature suggests that to minimize distortions created by uncertain environmental problems, governments should invest in environmental information for potential investors, inventory problems and develop plans for remediation. One of the believed benefits is a higher probability of site remediation, because with uncertainty resolved potential conflicts after privatization are less likely. Few countries in Central Europe, which has experienced both environmental problems and privatization on enormous scales, have adopted this advice. Using firm-level data, empirical analysis is presented, which suggests providing only information to investors is insufficient to spur remediation. Inventorying site contamination and planning remediation prior to privatization is a much more effective measure. Combining provision of information with remediation planning is found to be the most powerful policy package for encouraging remediation.     

三峡外迁移民的社会适应性及其影响因素研究——对江苏227户移民的调查

通过实证调查的资料对三峡外迁移民的社会适应状况作了描述,对影响其社会适应性的因素进行了分析。就总的社会适应性而言,一半以上的移民已基本适应了迁入地的生活。与三峡外迁移民的社会适应状况密切相关的因素主要有搬迁前后经济收入的差异、当地居民的态度、语言适应性、政府关心状况、迁入地治安状况、住房条件的差异。     

Capital needs in Eastern countries

This paper reviews estimated capital needs for Eastern Europe and rejects most of the claimed foreign capital contributions as too high and, in fact, unnecessary. It argues that whilst foreign investments may usefully assist reforms, they can neither substitute for reforms nor assure the success of reforms. Historically there is no evidence of sustained growth predominantly financed by foreign capital anywhere. The West's effort should therefore focus on assisting reform efforts, providing some capital but, above all, opening its markets to Eastern products.Opinions expressed in this paper are strictly personal. I would like to thank H. Handler for his comments.