Conjuncture and cultural reproduction in the process of embedding: social work practice in the context of government purchase of services in China

This paper focuses on the Chinese government’s policy of purchasing social services and discusses how relevant organisations provide social work and develop it within local socio-political and cultural contexts. An ethnographic research method was adopted for the study by the first author while participating in social work development in Q City. We argue that the policy of purchasing social services succeeded in achieving “embedded development” but also created a “conjuncture structure” in cultural reproduction. However, due toprofessional social workers in China have, in practice, passively responded to the conjuncture there has been a failure to reproduce professional values of social work in the Chinese cultural context. Therefore, further development of social work in China needs to strengthen cultural reflection in practical actions, focus on the exploration of cultural connections between social work practice and local communities, and enhance the cultural capacity of social workers in the local cultural context.     

论政府社会保障政策能力建设

我国目前的社会保障形势非常严峻,为此必须大力加强政府社会保障政策能力建设。政府社会保障政策能力是指政府科学制定社会保障政策和执行社会保障政策的能力。为了切实提高政府社会保障政策能力,我们必须完善政府的社会保障政策问题发现机制、社会保障政策民主参与机制、社会保障政策执行机制、社会保障政策评估机制、社会保障政策决策者责任追究机制和社会保障政策调整机制,等等。     

新兴业态发展与政府管理变革研究

我国新兴业态的技术支撑仍以移动互联网技术为主,背后的发展逻辑实质是新技术下的资本运作.新兴业态的乘数效应得以体现与扩张,并带来市场权力、市场关系和社会关系的重构,提出市场网络中心、供方、需方的政府监管需求.对此,政府应以公众利益为导向,充分发挥市场稳定器的作用;树立底线意识,把握新兴业态背后的本质社会关系,并通过法律法规政策加以规制;借鉴多方经验与力量,务实提高事中与事后监管能力,应对网络化与信息化的发展趋势;把握时代潮流,以合理方式促进社会经济朝信息化、网络化发展.     

试论五代十国时期南方诸国家室内争的发生原因

试论五代十国时期南方诸国宗室内争的发生原因@何灿浩$宁波大学文学院!浙江宁波315211~~     

关于国民经济动员面向非军事需求的思考

本文从以下几方面论述了如何加强国民经济动员体系在非军事领域的应用:加强协作,建立完善的动员组织体系;加强媒体动员,建立高效的动员信息系统;完善动员机制,保障国家安全;建立健全法律法规,保障动员的顺利实施。     

略论政府建筑供给——公共管理的话语分析

政府建筑是一项间接消费型公共物品,亦是政府形象的重要体现,因而在公共管理语境中,其供给和设计必须既能够通过完善监督机制、引入民营化模式以及革新官员非理性心理等途径体现出效率的诉求,同时更应在地理布局、建筑风格与审美情趣等方面努力嵌入一度为传统公共行政和政府建筑所弃绝的公平、民主和参与价值.     

CHINA'S FUTURE WITH DISTANCE EDUCATION: Rhetoric and realities

China has a long history of distance education with one of the largest and longest standing television distance delivery systems in the world. However, with the advent of online learning environments, China must face a brave new world of innovation. This paper examines the political rhethoric surrounding the allocation of funds and energies to online learning and considers critical components of that rhetoric including democracy, market driven education, open access, as well as issues of power, customization, and globalization which affect the ways in which China adopts new online learning technologies.     

Excitement-seeking Gambling in a Nationally Representative Sample of Recreational Gamblers

Excitement-seeking and related constructs have been associated with heavier gambling and negative health measures in problem and/or pathological gamblers. Most adults gamble recreationally and an understanding of the relationship between excitement-seeking as a motivation for gambling amongst subsyndromal gamblers has significant public health implications. Logistic regression analyses were used to examine a national sample of past-year recreational gamblers (N = 1,476) to identify characteristics distinguishing gamblers acknowledging gambling for excitement (“Excitement-seeking Gamblers” or EGs) and gamblers denying gambling for excitement (“Non-excitement-seeking Gamblers” or NEGs). EGs were more likely than NEGs to report alcohol use and abuse/dependence, any substance abuse/dependence, incarceration, large gambling wins and losses, more frequent and varied gambling, and symptoms of pathological gambling (i.e., at-risk gambling). Together, these findings indicate that EGs are more likely than NEGs to demonstrate problems in multiple areas characterized by impaired impulse control.     

The Prevalence of Problem Gambling Among U.S. Adolescents and Young Adults: Results from a National Survey

A random telephone survey was conducted with a representative sample of 2,274 U.S. residents aged 14–21. The prevalence of problem gambling, as measured by the SOGS-RA, was 2.1%. Sixty-eight percent (68%) of the respondents had gambled in the past year, and 11% had gambled more often than twice per week. Males had much higher gambling involvement than females, and gambling involvement increased among older respondents. Blacks were less likely than average to have gambled in the past year, but if they gambled, they were more likely to do so frequently. Low SES respondents were less likely to have gambled in the past year, but if they gambled, they were more likely to be problem gamblers. Life transitions that are associated with assuming adult roles (employment, living independently of parents, non-student status) are also associated with greater gambling involvement. The rates of problem and pathological gambling were lower than those in an adult survey conducted earlier, when measured with the same questionnaire.