What does Brunei teach us about using Human Development Index rankings as a policy tool?

The Bruneian Government has set an ambitious target to achieve a top 10 ranking on the United Nations Development Programme's (UNDP) Human Development Index (HDI) by 2035. To achieve its objective (described in a national strategy document called the Wawasan 2035), Brunei's economy needs to grow by 6% to 7%. Is setting an HDI target a good way to govern Brunei's policy‐making? Is it a good way to govern any country's policy‐making? In this article, we look at the role of HDI‐rank targets in economic and fiscal policy. We show that such a headline target (much like a profit target in a private company) automatically sets targets for growth in various economic sectors and fiscal policy targets. As such, HDI‐rank targeting may provide a useful mechanism for co‐ordinating development policies and for monitoring progress against a wide range of development goals using only one number.     

Paradox of public sector capacity building: Lessons from MATT2 UK–Bangladesh co‐operation

This study focuses on the Government of Bangladesh and the UK Department for International Development (DFID) public sector capacity‐building project under collaborative public governance. It examines the efficiency and effectiveness of a foreign‐funded and multistakeholder‐led public sector capacity‐development initiative dubbed Managing at the Top Stage 2 (MATT2) project, and how it contributed to the human resource capacity development in Bangladesh. A combination of data from Government sources, in‐depth interviews, focus group discussions, participant observation and author analysis was adopted. The results showed the project to have been largely successful, despite some challenges.     

Measuring long‐term trends in policy coherence for development

This article measures long term trends in policy coherence for development. Based on result chains, it develops a counterfactual methodology, and then applies it to assess changes in inputs, outputs and outcomes over time. While the literature does not indicate any significant change in policy coherence for development over the last decade, this research finds that, if the time scale is lengthened to 50 years, an overall increase in policy coherence for development of the Dutch government, vis‐à‐vis the DR Congo, in the domains of finance and security, can be detected. These changes in policy coherence for development inputs seem to have contributed, in conjunction with similar policies from other countries, in some instances, to positive outcomes in the DRC.     

中国城市化与生态环境协调发展预警系统研究

本文构建了城市化与生态环境协调发展预警指标体系,并对1991～2010年中国城市化与生态环境的协调度进行了测算及预测,根据协调度建立了预警系统,并对90年代以来中国城市化与生态环境的协调发展进行了分析。结果表明,2007年以来,中国的生态环境不断恶化,城市化与生态环境的协调度不断下降,保护生态环境成为城市化进程中的重要问题。     

农地经营权流转与宁夏生态移民发展研究

笔者通过对宁夏生态移民迁入地发展滞后的现状分析,发现农地建设与经营成本负担是制约生态移民迁入地发展的主因。根据制度变迁理论,结合十七届三中全会决议,文章探讨了生态移民农地经营权流转制度,提出采取“农地收购”、“招募式移民安置与农地产业化经营模式”是解决当前农地短缺和生态移民发展问题的有效途径。     

安全利益影响下朝鲜经济发展趋势分析

冷战结束后,朝鲜面临着安全利益和经济发展两大亟待解决的问题。安全问题既影响了朝鲜有限资源的配置,也影响了朝鲜经济发展所需要的外部环境。为解决这一困境,朝鲜似乎希望通过朝鲜半岛核问题来推动问题的解决。从目前朝鲜经济政策调整发展的趋势和朝鲜半岛核问题发展的进程来看,朝鲜应该是在寻找一条能够推动经济发展的渐进的适合朝鲜国情的改革发展道路。     

汉语和汉字的互动与和谐发展

汉语和汉字的关系是一种独特的类型:文字与音节、语素对应,形音义一体,结构立体化。汉字适应并参与了汉语的演变:不断调整字音和字形以适应意义的扩展,形成单音的核心词和开放的多音词的巧妙配合,字义虚化生成语法模式。在汉语发展历史上,汉字为贯通古今南北、保持汉语的统一,传承民族文化做出了重大贡献。汉语和汉字缔造的"单音节""非形态"的特征值得深入地研究。     

邓小平政治体制改革思想的S形发展轨迹

邓小平的政治体制改革思想是伴随着改革的深入不断发展、完善的。在其发展过程中,邓小平对改革目标、关注重点、重视程度和一些具体问题的论述都呈现出S形发展的特点。这种特点是由于中国改革面对的具体问题所造成的,是多种因素共同作用形成的结果。这种S型发展的特点,体现了邓小平对政治体制改革所具有风险和困难的清醒认识及灵活应对,对中国正在进行的政治体制改革具有重要的启示。     

试论东洞庭湖区域湿地生态旅游可持续发展策略

东洞庭湖湿地为当地人民的生产、生活和休闲提供多种资源,但由于管理原因、泥沙淤积、水体污染、不合理开发利用,致使湿地面积减少、生物多样性丧失,制约了当地经济发展。要解决上述问题,应从四个方面着手：一、建立健全的法律制度。二、强化公众湿地保护意识。三、资源开发与保护同步进行,实现最佳的经济效益与社会效益。四、建立社区参与制度、生态补充机制和监测系统。     

论科学发展观的审美内涵与审美价值表现

科学发展观具有丰富的审美内涵。其审美价值表现为价值追求的崇高美,内在结构的和谐美,语言的简洁美,富有时代感的现实美,与时俱进的创新美等几个方面。