India—the plan for steel

This paper discusses the use of planning techniques in assisting the attainment of sectoral plans for an economy. The paper examines the necessary threshold conditions which have to pertain in those sectors of the economy which consume, in this case steel, the product being planned through an exercise in demand forecasting. The second part of the paper broadly identifies the problems involved in attaining a specified steel production by utilizing techniques which would be of applicability to other sectors of the economy.     

Reversing the flow: agricultural development and changing migration patterns in rural Maharashtra

"In this paper we investigate the impact of rapid change from subsistence to irrigated farming [in Maharashtra, India,] and human dynamic responses to these changes from a longitudinal perspective (1975 to 1987). The study focuses on a single village, providing an in-depth and extensive analysis of both in and out-migration, characteristics of migrants, motivations for migration, experience at destination, and links with home areas, both social and economic.... The importance of migration, not only to the study village, but also to other rural areas from which in-migrants came, is also assessed." (SUMMARY IN FRE AND SPA)     

Work-life balance for sustainable human development: Cultural intelligence as enabler

It is proposed that sustainable human development can occur only when there is a reasonable work-life balance for humans. Developmental work for humans is mostly achieved through high performing organizations, and the performance of organizations, in turn, depend on the commitment and engagement of their employees. While societies organize themselves though groups which come together to form an organization, the individual continues to play a key role in success of these organizations. This article explores the impact of an individual’s work-life balance on his/her role—related engagement, thereby contributing to the sustainable human development. Since culture drives behavior for all three, that is, the individual, the organizations, and the society, it is suggested that if we create a culture that supports work-life balance, it is likely to promote sustainable human development though higher role-related engagement of individuals. Further, it is suggested that cultural intelligence plays an important role in achieving both work-life balance and sustainable human development.     

Creative Class Concentrations in Shanghai,China: What is the Role of Neighborhood Social Tolerance and Life Quality Supportive Conditions?

Creative class refers to the demographic segment composed of intellectuals, knowledge intensive workers and artists in different fields. Creative class is of essential social significance in that its members are capable of booming regional economy through innovation. Rather few studies have empirically examined the neighborhood social determinants of intra-urban creative class concentrations (CCCs), especially in the developing countries. Using the case of Shanghai city in China, this paper characterizes the CCCs in relation to social tolerance and life quality supportive conditions (LQSCs) at district level. Data for CCCs are collected from Shanghai’s Population Census (2010) at the district level. A set of social diversity indices (ethnic, education, income, marriage status, and birth place) are used as proxy for tolerance and LQSCs are described by a set of indicators from 8 domains (job chance, medical care, educational facilities, commutation, food resources, housing, leisure, and natural amenities). Multivariable linear regression is employed to identify the determinants of CCCs. Results show that both neighborhood social tolerance and LQSCs have significant influences on different categories of CCCs. In particular, creative class is attracted by the neighborhoods that are open and welcoming to the outsiders. In addition, creative class emphasizes accessible medical care, traveling convenience, elementary education institution, great housing choices, and more natural amenities in their neighborhood. The variance decomposition method demonstrates that neighborhood LQSC determinants are more important for the intellectuals, knowledge workers and total CCCs. For the artists, the neighborhood social tolerance determinants are more influential. Our study generates a set of neighborhood social indicators to understand the intra-urban CCCs.     

山区初中物理实验教学现状及对策和思考──世行贷款抚州师专物理实验改革课题调研报告

本文在深入调研基础上,着力分析山区初中物理实验教学现状,提出了相应的对策与思考,并引发出师专物理实验改革方向的探索。     

Acceptance sampling based on life tests: log-logistic model

The problem of acceptance sampling when the life test is truncated at a preassigned time is considered. For various acceptance numbers, confidence levels and values of the ratio of the fixed experimental time to the specified average life, the minimum sample size necessary to ensure the specified average life, are obtained under the assumption that the lifetime variate of the test items follows a distribution belonging to Burr's family XII of distributions - called the log-logistic model. The operating characteristic values of the sampling plans and producer's risk are presented. The results are illustrated by an example.     

劳动产权与联合产权制度

作为微观经济基础的企业,采取何种产权制度及其实现形式是关系改革最终成败和社会生产力能否持续发展的关键。本文试图阐述联合产权制度中的劳动产权,首先重新阐述劳动产权的基本内涵,其次区分了劳动产权和劳动力产权,最后指出了劳动产权在联合产权制度中的地位和作用。     

从符号学角度讨论植入广告的本质

植入广告界定是植入广告研究的原点。现有的植入广告定义强调"隐蔽性",但却一直未把其机制讨论清楚。原因在于相关讨论大都企图在广告和植入广告对比中界定植入广告。事实上,只有从植入广告与广告的区别,植入广告和被植入文本的区别这两种对比中讨论,才能把植入广告"隐蔽又显性"的属性说清楚。植入广告是通过取消尾题而突破广告体裁,进入被植入文本,并以侧重媒介自身的表意模式,占有接收者的注意力渠道,从而达到增强品牌印象的符号行为。     

被征收房屋承租人之权益保护问题

《国有土地上房屋征收与补偿条例》的实行使得征收过程中承租人权益保护问题更显严峻。学界以往对拆迁中的权益保护问题讨论虽多,但基本上是从所有权人切入,从承租人的角度看,征收过程中的利益大体为三部分:承租人权益保护的立法状况、承租人权益应受保护的理论基础以及承租人具体权益样态。     

演化博弈论视角下的区域经济协调发展研究

导致区域经济发展不均衡尤其是东西部差距持续扩大化的原因有很多,其中,相比市场机制对资金、技术和人才等生产力要素的配置效应来说,习俗惯例等非正式制度因素对落后地区经济发展的制约效应更为显著和深远。习俗惯例作为群体协调博弈的随机稳定状态,其锁定延续或是变革转换都需要一定的内外部条件,对其演化过程及规律的研究有助于我们主动引导甚至干预非正式制度的变迁和优化,最终促成生产力要素资源的有效转移和区域经济的协调和谐发展。