Huang Shaopeng:Change of Mind Shown in Artworks

Huang used to desire to be a"Phoenix"but later was willing to become a"Chicken in the Grass"- a painter among the people In the 1990s,like those pursing artistic ideal,Huang Shaopeng came to the Yuanmingyuan in Beijing. Before coming to Beijing,he     

Current Living Situation of Migrant Population in China： A Pilot Survey of Migrant Population in Five Major Cities

The have witnessed a past 30 years rapid increase of migrating population ,which contributed much to the significant socioeconomic development in China. Therefore, it is necessary to set up a monitoring system to collect the basic information of migrating population regularly to support the related research and policy decisions effectively and correctively. As a preliminary but serious attempt,     

Population Aging and Endowment Insurance System Innovation

This paper, starting from examining the current situation for the social insurance service system, analyses the problems of the system and provides three reform suggestions. First, staffing levels of social insurance should bring about a dynamical ratio mechanism, which links staff number to the insured clients to avoid work overload or low service quality. Second, all of the expenditures of the service system should be a part of social insurance funds to completely avoid budget shortage. Third, in order to divide administration and service management and to separate supervision and operation functions, a national social insurance administration should be instituted,     

Floating Population and Construction of a New Socialist Countryside——Speech by Minister Zhang Weiqing at the Second Forum on Population and Family Planning Frontier Issues

Ⅰ. Significance and role of the construction of a new socialist countryside Construction of a new socialist countryside is an inherent necessity for the implementation of scientific development, a significant strategic decision of the central government to ensure the realization of building a well-off society in an all-round way. Building a new socialist countryside is the only way to do so.     

China''''s Impoverished Population Down to 30 Million

China'impoverished population dropped from 250 million in 1978 to 30 million in 2000, according to a white paper published by the State Council Information Office in October 2001. That number represents 3% of the total rural population. The Chinese government in the 1980s had set a goal of clothing and feeding the rural poor by the end of the century. That goal has been met. This was the result of a systematic effort to alleviate poverty. In view of the fact that the impoverishe…     

Unemployment: A Challenge to China In Economic Transition

nderemployment is a great problem confronting China as the nation embarks on a historic transition from a centrally planned to a market-driven economy. Basically, China has to provide jobs to more than one quarter of the world抯 work force with only 3.4% of the world抯 resources. While growing its economy by more than 7% over the past decade, China has also seen a steadily climbing unemployment rate. Registered urban unemployment rate, which does not reflect the full picture since 1) …     

A Trip to Homeland of Longevity, Zhongxiang

"Live to be a hundred"is almost the most frequently used blessing in China. Many years ago, very few Chinese could live to be a hundred and the average life expectancy was relatively short due to the harsh living environment and very poor living conditions. Hence, having a long     

Income Disparity Widens

China has evolved from a country of egalitarianism to one of widening income gaps, according to Ding Hongmei, a researcher with Tsinghua University, one of the top institutes of higher learning in the nation. Prior to 1979, China was a command economy in which everybody was 揺ating from the same rice bowl? an egalitarian way of distribution of income. Reformers led by the late Deng Xiaoping believed that system led to great inefficiencies of the economy because it failed to motivate people …     

Macao： Demographic Statistics

Eradicating poverty and accomplishing common prosperity is a long-pursued goal of the Chinese government, according to a statement made by the government during the Global Conference on Scaling up Poverty Reduction recently in Shanghai. In the statement, the Chinese government set the goal of building a well-off society for all its people during the first two decades of the 21st century. In poverty alleviation, the priority will be given to rural areas. Despite the remarkable achievement…     

Middle Class Society Still a Long Way Off

There is still a long way to go before the much-anticipated middle class becomes the mainstream in China, according to experts. Talk about China's middle class among research institutes and experts has been growing as the country's economic advancement gallops apace. According to a report released by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, there were 35.18million “middle class” members in China last year, about 2.8% of the total population. BNP Paribas, a French bank, defines members …     

Return migration and metropolitan-nonmetropolitan population composition

This paper examines the extent to which female "return migrants" to Puerto Rico return to their area of birth or to a different area, thereby contributing to a redistribution of the island's population, and the extent to which those who do return to their area of birth have different socioeconomic characteristics than those who return to a different area.     

出生性别比综合治理:有所为,有所不为

从1980年我国出生性别比越过正常值域至今,党和各级政府制订了种种措施进行综合治理,但取得的成效甚微。这一时期我国治理工作的特点有:重视禁止性法律法规的制定,但与之相配套的规章制度比较缺乏;重视目标任务的提出,但落实目标的措施比较缺乏;部门性、专项性规章制度较多,综合性规章制度比较缺乏。今后一段时期内综合治理工作,可以按照避实就虚、避难就易的原则,在大力发展社会经济、建立健全社会养老制度、相关法律法规的制定与完善、加大对两非行为的打击力度等方面有所作为;而在人口生育政策的调整、传统文化的改变等方面有所不为。     

对妇女要求离婚问题的思考

妇女离婚的要求受法律保护,正确认识妇女离婚权的取得、行使和保护,对保护妇女的合法权益,深入观察和研究改革开放以来我国社会的发展变化具有重要意义。文章从分析离婚率攀升有无底线入手,引出制度变迁为妇女离婚提供法律保护,从而提出解决问题的途径。     

A System of Sustainability Indicators for the Province of Thai Binh,Vietnam

Sustainable Development is a broad and universal concept. Indicators are a basis to measure sustainability and to direct policies that aim to achieve a better quality of life. Thai Binh, a coastal province in North Vietnam is strongly concerned about strategic sustainability development. To select a system of sustainability indicators, the Delphi method was applied in 2012. A two-round questionnaire was organized to use with 32 experts, who acted as participants. 69 indicators were selected from 98 listed indicators: 15 related to economic development, 5 to the sea and coastal zone, 1 to the global economic partnership, 4 to consumption and production patterns, 7 to poverty, 3 to governance, 9 to health, 4 to education, 3 to demographics, 2 to natural hazards, 5 to atmosphere, 7 to land, and 3 to freshwater. Conversely, 29 other indicators were rejected. The Delphi method allows indicator selection for identification of the process of sustainability. The system of indicators, as the first important step of the sustainable development process, provides useful information for decision makers and planners as well sustainability strategy. It is planned that the indicators selected should be applied in the province.     

Migration and climate change: examining thresholds of change to guide effective adaptation decision-making

The implications of environmental change for migration are little understood. Migration as a response to climate change could be seen as a failure of in situ adaptation methods, or migration could be alternatively perceived as a rational component of creative adaptation to environmental risk. This paper frames migration as part of an adaptation response to climate change impacts to natural resource condition and environmental hazards. Thresholds will be reached by communities after which migration will become a vital component of an effective adaptation response. Such changes to migration patterns have the potential to undermine migration policy unless appropriate preparations are undertaken. This paper describes an approach to assist researchers to frame how climate change will influence migration by critically analysing how thresholds of fundamental change to migration patterns could be identified, primarily in relation to two case studies in Nepal and Thailand. Future policy for internal and international migration could be guided by the analysis of such thresholds of non-linear migration and resourced effectively to ensure that socio-economic and humanitarian outcomes are maximised.     

Understanding the socio-economic distribution of multiple deprivation: An application of self-organising maps

In this paper we seek to contribute to recent efforts to develop and implement multi-dimensional approaches to social exclusion by applying self-organising maps (SOMs) to a set of material deprivation indicators from the Irish component of EU-SILC. The first stage of our analysis involves the identification of sixteen clusters that confirm the multi-dimensional nature of deprivation in contemporary Ireland and the limitations of focusing solely on income. In going beyond this mapping stage, we consider both patterns of socio-economic differentiation in relation to cluster membership and the extent to which such membership contributes to our understanding of economic stress. Our analysis makes clear the continuing importance of traditional forms of stratification relating to factors such as income, social class and housing tenure in accounting for patterns of multiple deprivation. However, it also confirms the role of acute life events and life cycle and location influences. Most importantly, it demonstrates that conclusions relating to the relative impact of different kinds of socio-economic influences are highly dependent on the form of deprivation being considered. Our analysis suggests that debates relating to the extent to which poverty and social exclusion have become individualized should take particular care to distinguish between different kinds of outcomes. Further analysis demonstrates that the SOM approach is considerably more successful than a comparable latent class analysis in identifying those exposed to subjective economic stress.     

A research on the assurance of family planning and providing for the aged]

An important cause of resistance to China's family planning (FP) program in rural areas is the need to have children to support parents in their old age. Provision of insurance for old age support will facilitate the implementation of the FP program among the rural population. A trial project was initiated in five cities and counties in Fujian province i 1986. The program included schemes for both eligible couples and for single children. The township or the village pays a lump sum or monthly premium to the insurance company for each couple, which enables them to collect 30-35 Yuan/month after they reach 55 years of age. To further expand the insurance program, a survey was conducted in 1987 to determine whether rural farmers would be willing and able to pay the insurance premium themselves. 77% of the respondents reported that they could afford to pay 60% of the premium. Among them, 59% were willing to pay. It was suggested that besides individual purchase of the insurance plan, the rural communities could contribute to the payment of the premium from the fines for unplanned births, from the local tax, and from the country government budget. Preferential treatment should be given to the couples of two daughters who receives sterilization; the communities should pay for a larger share of their premium. The current insurance scheme needs to be reformed so that the plan can offer more than the individual's bank savings. To do so, the insurance company needs to be able to invest their premium income and obtain higher returns. The employees of the insurance company need to improve their work efficiency to win the trust of the people in the program.     

养老资源探析

今日谈起养老事业的发展时,大家首先关注的是养老金从何来,如何对所筹措的各种养老金加强管理,以使其能发挥更大的功用。但这里则试图提出养老资源的概念,并对养老资源的含义、内容等组织较深入的探讨,以求得养老问题的更好解决。     

增强西部对人才吸引力的AHP分析

本文试图通过AHP层次分析法,分析影响对人才吸引力的主要因素及其重要性排序,并据此提出增强西部对人才吸引力的对策。     

人口与计划生育法的现实意义探析

《人口法》体现了现代法制从强调公民义务本位转变到权利本位,强调重视人的独立人格和尊严。抽象行政行为和具体行政行为,都从维护公民实行计划生育的权利出发。人口和计划生育工作是系统工程,需要动员全社会力量,建立综合治理机制。在"制约权力、保障权利"方面,对政府及工作人员进行严格规范,增强执政为民意识,坚持依法行政,确保公民合法权益。