A Survey of the Seminar on the Trend Towards Inflation and Countermeasures

Aseminaronthetrendtowardsinflationandcountermeasures,jointlysponsoredbytheBeijingKaidaEconomicAdvisoryCenter,theMacroeconomyResearchDivisionoftheInstituteofEconomicsundertheChineseAcademyofSocialSciencesandtheBeiyang(Tianjin)SteelWholesaleMarket,washeldinBeijingon4March,1995.Participantsattheseminarhelddiscussionsonthecharacteristics,trend,andcausesofChina'scurrentinflationandcountermeasures.Ⅰ.CharacteristicsandTrendsoftheCurrentInflationLiuYingqiusaidhebelievedthatthecurrentinflati…     

Summary of a Symposium on "Sexuality and Gender in the Social Transformation of China

A symposium on"Sexuality and Gen-der in the Social Transformation of China,"sponsored by UNESCO Beijing Office,wasrecently organized jointly by the InternationalSocial Science Journal and Social Sciencesin China.Not limited to feminist scholars,over 20 participants were invited from vari-     

Innovation Awareness and Social Responsibility in Social Science Studies: A Survey of the Symposium on Social Sciences and Social Problems in Contemporary China

Since adopting a policy of reform and opening, Chinese society has seen tremendous changes. What opportunities does this social reality bring to social science? How may to social science serve it? Studying these     

A Look at the Future of Studies on the History of Literature—Commentaries on the '95 Hong Kong International Symposium on "Reflections on the History of Chinese Literature

Aninternationalsymposiumon"ReflectionsontheHistoryofChineseLiterature"washeldfrom13to15October1995inHongKongandhostedbytheDepartmentofHumanities,HongKongUniversityofScienceandTechnology.AmongthosewhoattendedthesymposiumwerescholarsfromthemainlandofChina,t…     

A Summary of a Symposium on Chinese Culture at the Turn of the Century

ASymposiumonChtheseCultureattheTurnoftheCentury,"sponsoredbythePhilosophyandCultureResearchInstituteundertheSichuanAcademyofforialSciences,washeldattheacademyon26oCtober1995.Scholarsatthesymposiumexaminedthetopicfromamacroscopicperspective,andinaccofdance…     

Summary of a Symposium on "Literature-Art and the Market Economy

On 12 April 2003,the Symposium onLiterature-Art and the Market Economy wassponsored by UNESCO's Beijing Office andco-organized by the International SocialScience Journal and Social Sciences in China(Chinese edition),with over 20 participants     

A Study on Institutional Change and the Innovation Path of the Securities Market in China

The driving force of institutional changes in the Chinese securities market and in- novative patternsThe emergence and development of the securities market in China has not followed the Western path of natural growth. Because the government plays a dominant role — providing the program for institutional changes and concretely implementing and controlling the organizational and institutional process of securities financing — the Chi- nese securities market has chosen a short- cut model of su…     

A Summary of the International Symposium on Urban Research and Shanghai Research

Tocommemoratethe700thanniversaryofthefoundingofShanghai,aninternationalsymposiumonurbanresearchandShanghairesearch,jointlysponsoredbyFudanUniversity,theEditingCommitteeoftheShanghaiGazetteer,andtheCenterforShanghaiResearch,washeldfromthe21sttothe25thofOct…     

A Symposium on the Theory and Practice of a Socialist Economy Held by China's Institutes of Higher Learning

Inlate1994,China'sinstitutesofhigherlearningheldtheireighthsymposiumonthetheoryandpracticeofasocialisteconomyinTaiyuan,Shanxiprovince.SomehundredprofessorsandscholarsfromallthepartsofthecountryengagedinlivelydiscussionsonseveralmajortheoreticalproblemscurrentlyfacedbyChina'ssocialisteconomy.Theissuesraisedatthesymposiumwereasfollows:I.ProblemsRelatedtoIncreasingMacro-ControlinChina'sMarketEconomy1.Theneedtoincreasemacro-controlParticipantsinthesymposiumagreedontheneedtoincreasemacro-cont…     

A Theoretical Perspective on the Critique of Everyday Life in China

In the last ten years and more I have established a preliminary critical theory of everyday life in the Chinese context against the theoretical background of theories on the realm of 20th century Western life. This is a     

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…     

Survey of an International Symposium on Strategies for Economic Development in Northeast Asia

JointlysponsoredbytheSocialSciencesFederationofJilinprovinceandtheRegionalSocialDevelopmentAssociationoftheRepublicofKorea,anInternationalSymposiumonEconomicDevelopmentStrategyinNortheastAsiawasheldinChangchun,capitalofJilinprovince,from29-30July1994.Presentatthissymposiumweremorethanonehundredexperts,scholarsandbusinessmenfromChina,theRepublicofKorea(ROK),theDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK),Japan,Russia,theUSA,MalaysiaandHongkong.Theirextensivediscussionscenteredaroundt…     

Philosophy, Society and the Future──A Survey of the First Sino-German Academic Seminar

ThefirstSinedermanacademicseminaronthetheoryandethicsoftheeconomicorder,jointlyofganizedbytheInstituteofPhilosophyundertheChineseAcademyofSocialSciencesandtheHanoverInstituteofPhilosophicalStudies,washeldinBeijingfrom6t08March1995.PresentattheseminarweresisdelegatesffomGermanyandeighteenfromChina.Discussionsattheseminarcenteredaroundfivetopics:(1)theroleofethicsinaperiodofeconomicdevelopmentandsocialtransformation;(2)thestrategyandproblemsinvolvedinestablishinganofderlymarketeconomy;(3)l…     

Facing the Cultural Challenge of the 21st Century──A Summary of the International Symposium on"Cultural Dialogues and Cultural Misreading

CulturalStudles:TheWorldwideMain8treamDiscourseattheEndoftheCenturyTheInternationalSymPosiumon"CulturalDialoguesandCuIturalMisread-ing"washeldatBeijingNationalLibraryon9Octoberl995.ItwasjointlysPonsoredbytheChineseComparativeLiteratureSocietyandtheInstitu…     

Liberalism and Marxism: the Attitude of Independent Review toward Communist Party of China

自由主义者与马克思主义者原来同属于“新思潮阵营”,经过一个既争论又合作的时期,20世纪20年代末走向了两条截然不同的道路。然而,30年代由于受社会主义及学习苏俄潮流的影响,自由主义者对中共依然抱有一定程度的同情,并且在特定语境下对中共表示了赞许,最能反映这种思想倾向的是《独立评论》对中共的评论。     

A Discussion on the Conversion of Literary History─Efforts to Build a New Model for Literary History

Editorialnote:Bornatthebeginningofthiscentury,literaryhistoryasabranchoflearninghasnowdeveloPedforalmostahundredyears.ItisacommonconcernamongacademiccirclesattheturnofthecenturythatweshouldexamineboththePastandfutureofstudiesonliteraryhistory,bringaboutaconversionandestablishanewmodel.Thefollowingarticlesprovideideas,aPProachesanddirectionsforthenewmodel,basedontheauthors'refectionsonPastandpresentstudiesofliteraryhistory,aswellastheirownresearch.IStudiesofliteraryhistoryhavebeenconductedal…     

A Summary of the International Symposium on 20th Century Field Study and Research of the Western Region

TheInternationalSymposiumon20thCenturyFieldStudyandResearchofXiyu[i.e.,theWesternRegion,originallyaHandynastytermfortheareawestofYumenguanljointlysponsoredbytheResearchCenteroftheHistoryandGeographyofChineseBorderAreasundertheChineseAcademyofSocialSciences,theResearchSocietyofXiyuArtsundertheFederationofCulturalCirclesoftheXinjiangUygurAutonomousRegion,theSwedishNationalEthnographicMuseum(FolkensMuseumEtnografiska),andSweden'sSvenHedinFoundationwasheldinUrumqifrom3octoberto6Oc…     

Proceeding Steadily with Reform of the RMB Exchange Rate Regime:An Inquiry Drawing on International Experience

China formally initiated reforms making the RMB exchange rate more flexible when it returned to the managed floating exchange rate system in 2005. Given the fact that the reform is quite complex and has to be carried out over the long term, we should comprehensively assess possible new problems and develop the corresponding solutions once the reform is under way.     

Thoughts on a Cultural Strategy for the Problem of Religion in China Today

That religion has become an important parameter for delineating the map of political strategy is obvious in contemporary international politics. Face to face with the cultural strategic significance religion already     

Developments in the Study of Confucianism on the Mainland of China in Recent Years

I.AttitudesTowardsthe"ConfucianismCraze"AnincreasingnumberofstudiesonConfucianismhavebeenconductedonthemainlandinrecentyears,andthereisevensomethingofa"craze"forConfucianism.Papershavebeenreadatlargesymposia,journalshavebeenpublished,lectureshavebeengiven…