Foreign Direct Investment in the Caribbean

This article addresses the question of whether the Caribbean is particularly attractive or unattractive to foreign investors, and if it has specific characteristics that attract or deter FDI. An econometric analysis of data from 135 countries for 1980‐2002 shows that the Caribbean does not suffer from low inflows of FDI; on the contrary, Caribbean countries receive more FDI than comparable countries in other regions. This reflects two contradictory effects. On the one hand, FDI inflows may be particularly sensitive to political instability in the region; on the other hand, the absence of regulation appears to have been a particularly beneficial factor in attracting FDI to the Caribbean.     

康集生态农场N素产投情况分析

本文采用投入产出法对农场的N素循环进行了分析。通过计算分析，得出本系统种植业的产投比为0．62，饲养业的产投比为0．48，系统产投比为0．40。说明系统N素的利用率较低。通过系统生产优势度和稳定性指数的计算发现：系统饲养业生产优势度大于种植业；系统稳定指数为0．34；森林覆盖率为18．6％．饲料转化率为20％。文中还指出了系统存在的主要问题。     

缅甸人的佛教伦理思想

缅甸是世界上信仰佛教的国家之一。随着佛教的广泛传播,佛教学说和佛教教义也逐渐渗透到了缅甸社会的各个方面。缅甸人便把它当作社会伦理道德的核心和作为人生的社会取向及最高目标来追求。并以此来约束和规范人们的行为。因此,缅甸人主张人与人要和睦相处,恭谦礼让,人人遵守社会公德。这些从狭义上来讲,它已成为佛教徒的信条,但从广义上来讲,无论是佛教国家,还是其他社会主义国家,要国泰民安,构建和谐社会,这些做法是必须得提倡的。     

民族地区未成年人教育缺失与社会稳定关系研究 ——以新疆地区为例

由于教育的缺失,导致了一部分未成年人走上犯罪道路,给整个社会带来了诸多不稳定因素,埋下了潜在的隐患。未成年人教育已成为目前社会普遍关注的一个焦点问题,尤其是在新疆地区,受其特殊的地理环境和民族背景等因素的影响,其处理的得当与否直接关系到未成年人的犯罪比率以及社会的稳定。     

具单一休假的M/M/1排队模型的指数稳定性

研究具单一休假的M/M/1排队模型,使用泛函分析方法,特别是Banach空间上线性算子理论,证明了相应的动力算子的严格占优本征值的存在性,以及系统解的线性稳定性和指数稳定性.     

Generalizability of Gottman and Colleagues' Affective Process Models of Couples' Relationship Outcomes

The generalizability of Gottman et al's. (1998) affective process models was examined using a community-based sample of 85 married or cohabiting couples with at-risk backgrounds. Predictive associations between affective processes assessed at about age 21 years and relationship status and satisfaction approximately 2.5 years later were examined. The major findings of Gottman et al. failed to replicate. In particular, men's rejection of their partners' influence, the lack of men's deescalation of partners' negative affect, and women's negative start up were not predictive of relationship status. Further, differences in affective processes were found when comparing discussion sessions of the men's versus the women's chosen topics. The findings suggested that the validity and utility of the affective process models need further investigation.     

Is subsidiarity a conditio sine qua non for sustainability?

This paper argues that subsidiarity is a condicio sine qua non for sustainability. Through the complexity paradigm, the paper provides a historical reconstruction of both concepts to the end of elucidating their interdependence. The main thesis is that subsidiarity to sustainability is what self-organisation is to emergence. The paper ends with a sketch of future global governance structures based on a subsidiarity where cities take the lead on sustainability.     

文化格局变化的政治思考

本文论述文化格局的变迁是社会利益关系调整的深刻反映,必然对社会政治经济的稳定与发展产生重大影响。     

我国现代化进程中的矛盾与冲突探析

中国进行现代化建设，面临着诸多社会矛盾和冲突：政治领域中的集权与分权、法治与人治；经济领域中的新旧体制摩擦、利益差别的扩大、公平与效率的矛盾；文化价值领域中的传统文化与现代文化、中国文化与西方文化的碰撞。化解这些矛盾和冲突必须继续深化改革，大力发展生产力；推进社会主义政治文明建设，健全社会主义民主机制；大力发展社会主义文化，建设社会主义精神文明，形成健康向上的精神风貌，实现三个文明健康协调发展。     

旅游企业战略联盟及其稳定性初探

战略联盟已经成为一种十分普遍的企业组织形式.在旅游行业,旅游企业之间组建战略联盟在国外已屡见不鲜,在我国也呈现出良好态势.文章首先分析旅游企业战略联盟的特征和性质以及常见的联盟形式,认为战略联盟的稳定性受组织结构、企业文化、伙伴的选择等多个因素影响.文章最后针对旅游企业联盟不稳定的现状,提出了慎重选择联盟伙伴、注重跨文化管理等有利于增强联盟稳定性的措施.