Constitutional Protection of Per-sonal Freedom: A Comment on Recent Unjust Cases

The number of cases of gross injustice(and misjudged cases), reported by themedia, in which the charges were seriousenough to involve the actual or potential useof the death penalty is still very large, mak-ing up a particularly conspicuous categoryof cases. These cases of gross injustice havethe following common characteristics:? The nature of established “criminal acts”is very serious and the maximum statu-tory penalty of all the charges is the deathpenalty.? When dealing with these cases,…     

Speed Up Opening By Fetching In And Going Out

The Development and Reform Committee of the People’s Government of Liaoning Province has a mature consideration for building an open and economic strong province. The target is to build up a new industrial base and new economic increasing region in Liaoning Province. In order to quicken the advance of the national- ownership economic arrangement and structural adjustment, the province will absorb foreign investmentand non-governmental capital to take part in the system transformation and r…     

导言(英文)

The Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) ruled China for 22 years and influenced the development of Chinese history in the 20th century. It is only natural for historians to attach much importance and attention to the study of its history. Study of this field has a long history, but it is only recently that it has unfolded on the Chinese mainland in ever more dimensions and with ever more findings, as a result of the declassification of domestic and overseas archives, changes in researchers’ id…     

To Pull Off A New Breakthrough In Opening Up

Huludao is rich in resources of ocean, mine and advantaged tourism. It has a strong backing in industry, and many large-sized State-owned enterprises. The city has made great achievements in the opening up to the outside world, but it has a lot of work to do in the opening wider and further. The Party secretary of the CPC Huludao Committee has a new thinking for opening up in an all-round way. He says that one of our important tasks is to give our superiority at position and resources into …     

The Contemporary Destiny of the Death Penalty in China

To deepen and make more specific discussions on the abolition of the death penalty, we elaborate below four conditions for the abolition of death penalty in China.     

Capital Formation, Industrialization and Economic Growth: Characteristics OF China Structural Reform

The economic growth in China saw more and more tokens of static features in recent years and up to now, it is still lack of a steady and sustained momentum for kinetic innovation. On the other hand, the orbit-     

SPECIAL ISSUE： DISTRIBUTION OF NATIONAL INCOME IN A TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY Introduction

The share of labor income in China＇s national income shrank dramatically from the mid- 1990s onwards, accompanied by the shrinking of the share of household income and a continuing rise in the shares of corporate and government income. As income distribution is closely related to social stability, public well-being and economic development, changes in this regard and the related policy suggestions have attracted wide attention. The four articles in this special issue are devoted to answering three questions： a） what has caused the decline in labor income share？ b） what factors have contributed to the changes in the distribution of national income among the corporate, govemment and household sectors？ and c） what impact does the changing distribution of national income have on the national saving rate？     

Broaden the Opening and Speed Up Anshan’s Economic Development

In order to broaden the opening up to the outside world and speed up the economic development in Anshan, the mayor of Anshan City gives a comprehensive speech here. The following are his main words. Anshan, a steel capital in China, is very rich in natural resources and strong in industrial foundation. Anshan is an outstanding tourism city in China. The city will encourage foreign investors to take part in the system reform, reorganization and transformation of the State-owned enterprises b…     

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（1）An Introduction of Professor Yuan Fang＇ s Social Work Educational Thought and Practice in Pro- moting Professional Development
Professor Yuan Fang is one of the forerunners in the restoration of social work profession in China and has profound social work educational thought. He defines social work as a professional discipline which should have solid sociology theory foundation and be supported by the social welfare and social security system in responding multiple needs of vulnerable population. Sociology can be viewed as a broader vision of social work. Social welfare and social security system is the institutional base to prac- tice social work and professional social work provides an important way to solve problems of the vul- nerable. He argues that social work should be professionalized and social work education should be closely tied with practical sectors. His thought plays an important role in directing social work＇ s resto- ration and its future development in China.     

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（ 1 ）Preliminary Analysis on the Model of Transactional Analysis in Social Work
Wen Jun Yi Zhenzhen · 3 ·
The transactional analysis （TA） is considered a technique to interpret and analyzed the process of communication. Distinct behaviors and feelings are measured through different ego states that represent the attributes of parent, adult and child. As TA is exchange of expression, so it may be categorized in terms of complementary, crossed and ulterior transactions. The interactive concepts of TA are easy to read and understand, so its applicability is wide, especially in the field of social work in recent years. The author point out that with its development, we should not just be limited to the individual＇ s inner psychological analysis, but also pay more attention to the role of external factors, and concentrate ef- forts on the self-remodeling of clients.     

A Brilliant Stride By Biniuge Milk Corporation

Fuxin used to be a famous coal and electricity town but now its original superior resources have almost dried up. Thus it becomes the first experimental city for economic revolution in China. The Fuxin Biniuge Milk Corporation is a successful example in the economic revolution. In a few years, it has developed into a model industry in Fuxin. The corporation boasts of one ecotype cow farm, two fine-breed cow farms, and one embryo replanting re- search center. It can produce 400 tons of fresh…     

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（ 1 ） Status and Function of Social Work in Innovating Social Governance System： A Basic-Service Type Social Governance Wang Sibin
This paper aims to discuss the following issues from two dimensions： First, the rationale of a reform from social management to social governance in the context of modernizing state governance system and state capacity of governance; Second, the logic behind social governance from social work perspective; Third, the main areas of social work profession in participating social governance from ideological, institu- tional and principal dimensions. Based on the above issues, the author argues that social work has a spe- cial role in social governance with a basic and service-oriented feature. Moreover, it is important for so- cial work professionals to strengthen their capacities by effective service delivery and policy advocacy in order to realize the objectives of social governance     

SPECIAL ISSUE： IMPORTANT ISSUES IN MARXIST PHILOSOPHICAL STUDIES IN CONTEMPORARY CHINA：Introduction： reality and academic learning - the fabric of Marxist philosophical studies

After over two decades＇ exploration and accumulation since reform and opening up, studies of Marxist philosophy in contemporary China have now focused on two basic aspects： a higher level of scholarship and more concern with social reality. The trend has largely manifested itself in Marxist philosophical studies of major practical problems in recent years. Papers in this special issue not only highlight the latest developments in Marxist philosophical studies and their orientation to reality, but also summarize basic questions for further exploration.     

A Concise History of Western Linguistics

In the process of language study and exploration, human beings＇ countless successful experience as well as lessons of failure has furthered the understanding of language step by step. An insight into previous research and problems will be likely to help contemporaries know what has been done. The knowledge helps us broaden our horizon, crystallize our thoughts and continue to innovate both in theory and practice; therefore we can avoid making detours in our study. Meanwhile, it can also help us predict the development trend of the subject by summarizing the law of linguistics development in the past to set the direction for which we are heading. This is the reason why the subject--the history of linguistics-- has been the focus of attention in recent years.     

Safeguarding the Lives of the Elderly and Their Dependence on the Community─Results of a Survey Conducted in the Nankai District of Tianjin

I. Purpose and Elements of the SurveyThe survey in the Nankai district of Tianjin city was designed toinvestigate the various safeguards for elderly people sixty-five years orabove, their demands in this respect, the ways for individuals, familiesand communities to satisfy these demands, and to analyze problemsrelated to the improvement of the quality of life of elderly people so as toprovide a basis for the government to make relevant policies.The survey covered mainly the safeguards for el…     

前言(英文)

I take it an honor to be invited as the editorial advisor for this special issue on economic transition in China, the first special issue on this topic in SSIC. We can only select five out of an extremely rich reservoir of studies. The selected papers deal with general theories on transition and China's experience, and also include empirical studies on some important aspects in China's economic transition (e.g., the financial sector, the reform of enterprises and regional growth).     

Chinese Women''''s Studies against the Background of Globalization

The position of globalization in the Chinese social context is quite different from that which it holds in Western society and academic circles, where it is called into question and subject to criticism. In China, it is a concept with basically positive significance and is linked with the Chinese undertaking of going out into the world, as if serving as proof that China is being admitted by the outside world.     

An Assessment of Resilience Capacities in Local Disaster Management:A Case Study of Tabriz,Iran

Regarding the approach of reducing risks of settlements, a system is considered to be resilient if it can address temporary and permanent risks and adapt itself to rapidly changing conditions without losing its functionality. To this end, a dynamic management approach on a local scale is needed for realizing resilience. Due to the importance of local management in improving resilience in cities, this study aims to assess the resilience capacity of the local risk management in terms of exposure t...