Border Trade Between Mudanjiang and Russia

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International Social Work Research: Issues and Prospects

Abstract

This article reports on qualitative research that examined the experiences of 25 Australian participants aged over 60 years who were estranged from at least one adult child. When participants were asked about their perceptions of the cause of the estrangement they described events prior to and at the time of the estrangement, possibly perceived as a form of parental rejection or relational devaluation by the estranged children. Findings suggested a complex interplay of long-term factors that appeared to contribute to an eroded relationship between parents and children, including divorce, third-party alienation, and multiple family stressors. Ultimately participants said that the adult children responded by: (1) choosing what they perceived to be a less rejecting or less dangerous relationship over a relationship with their parent; (2) choosing to stop contact or reduce emotional interactions with their parent; or (3) using estrangement to punish their parent for the perceived rejection.     

欧盟“碳边境”调整机制对中欧贸易的影响及其对策

在中欧贸易关系中,欧盟拟实施的“碳边境”调整机制将对中国碳密集型产业出口产生影响,致使能源密集型产品出口量急剧下滑、产品价格上升、企业成本增加、出口竞争力下降等.为弱化甚至避免碳关税政策对我国经济带来的负面影响,可加大对技术创新的投入,大力开展中国境内碳排放交易体系建设,加强与欧盟在气候变化方面的合作,通过“联合气候行动”应对“单边碳排放定价”等.     

Employee Drug and Alcohol Use Estimates: Assessment Styles and Issues

Estimates of employee drug and alcohol abuse levels are increasingly used by employers to evaluate Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs). It is important to understand what goes into an estimate and the issues surrounding the utilization of such estimates. When estimates suggest that employee drug and alcohol abuse has not diminshed while Employee Assistance Program costs have been consistently high or increasing, these programs may be cut back or cancelled. Employees who are in need of these programs may lose them.     

国际贸易中心指标体系构建及对上海国际贸易竞争力的评估和建议

随着长三角区域、亚洲区域市场一体化加快推进,上海国际贸易中心建设可充分利用长三角区域枢纽区位优势,从提升总部功能发力,从点上政策突破到面上统筹,对外汇、人才、贸易便利化、数据跨境流动进行系统安排,集聚跨国公司总部;从结算、采购、营销、物流、分拨等功能层面进行分类施策,推动贸易主体营运功能衍生;发挥金融、保险、咨询等专业服务优势,使上海成为长三角区域、国内企业国际营销网络的开拓通道.     

自贸试验区新片区新型国际贸易发展与上海国际贸易中心建设

新片区的未来发展应与国家战略实现更好的同频共振,在顺应一带一路长三角一体化等国家大战略前提下,在中国与国际关系重构当中挖掘自身独特优势,发现自身差异化发展空间,形成自身独有的发展之路;力求在国家产业短板方面寻求突破,解决卡脖子问题,并力争在新型国际贸易领域做领头羊和破局者.     

The Prison and the Border: An Ethnography of Shifting Border Security Logics

This study examines the ways in which border controls have taken on aspects of crime control. To understand this transformation, I draw on the methods of historical anthropologists who blend ethnographic and historical tools of analysis. The historical research shows that the shift occurred in 1990s, when New Democrats adopted crime politics of the New Right and supported bipartisan policies that restructured detention, deportation, and criminal prosecution. The ethnography documents the ways in which border controls have taken on aspects of internal security and domestic policing, shifts seldom captured in contemporary border security debates.     

《国际贸易实务》课程的教学实践与思考

国际贸易实务课程作为国际经济与贸易专业的主干课程,重要性主要体现在其教学内容的专业性、实用性及其基础性上。同时,其教学内容涉及面广、内容多且讲究细节,因此在教学上要求教师能够综合运用多种教学方法。文章对现行的几种教学法进行了评析,并提出了相应的建议。     

Immigration Controls,Life-Course Coordination,and Livelihood Strategies: A Study of Families Living across the Mainland-Hong Kong Border

In-depth studies of families living across the mainland Chinese-Hong Kong border indicate how immigration controls can adversely affect the ability of families to synchronize members’ life-courses to provide for their own livelihoods. By disrupting family timetables, the immigration quota system that governs migration from the mainland to Hong Kong hampers the attempts of families to secure their long-term viability and arrange for inter-generational caring. Circumventing immigration laws through illegal migration is costly, and family care-givers are often forced to stay in Hong Kong without being recognized as residents. Mainland-Hong Kong families have a unique opportunity to live on one side of the border while members commute to work or study on the other side, but this strategy affects long-term social participation and is available only to families with the requisite social and economic assets. The research was supported by a grant from Oxfam Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace, Hong Kong Christian Action, the Industrial Relations Institute, and St. James’ Settlement made the interviews possible by helping us contact our informants. Caren Wong, Lo Kwok Wai, and Lai Yuen Mei provided competent research assistance. Chan Chu Fung was a tremendous help in our research on public policies. We must also thank our informants for agreeing to be interviewed and sharing with us personal information about their life.     

International adoption: Issues of acknowledgement of adoption and birth culture

There has been a steady trend of adopting children from other countries. Families who adopt children internationally are faced with not only the acknowledgement of the adoption but the recognition of the birth culture. Thirty four families were surveyed to assess issues regarding the relevance, frequency, and means of acknowledgement of the adoption and birth culture. Findings are reported with suggestions for adoption professionals included.     

Fisheries Trade and Social Development in the Philippine‐Malaysia Maritime Border Zone

Weakly regulated natural‐resource trading activities in the remote borderlands of developing countries are commonly viewed both as a means of improving economic development and as a way of smuggling valuable natural resources. Based on data from the Philippine‐Malaysia maritime border that focus on the trade in high‐value live reef fish, this article points to the need to situate such cross‐border activities more closely within the context of local perspectives and priorities. A locally‐grounded perspective is necessary in order to understand the context of social‐development challenges that mediate both macroeconomic and environmental policy outcomes.     

Drug and Alcohol Addiction in Singapore: Issues and Challenges in Control and Treatment Strategies

SUMMARY

The problem of drug addiction in Singapore has been relatively under control over the past few years. This is a result of the strategy of controlling supply to reduce demand for drugs. Alcohol consumption in Singapore is relatively low compared to Western countries. This paper provides an overview of the drug and alcohol control and treatment strategies adopted in Singapore. While new strategies have been formulated, some issues and challenges still remain. These issues and challenges are discussed and findings of a recent study conducted by the author are described. They include the need to focus on gateway drugs like alcohol, intervention involving family members, opportunities for regular employment for drug addicts, and the role of religion in aftercare treatment.