Exit, Voice, Loyalty in Transition: A Theoretical Framework

On the grounds of borrowing and reforming Hirschman’s terminology, ‘exit, voice, loyalty’, we show both a conceptual and a methodological framework that can be used to raise questions in transitology studies. These issues include the following points: are there any models being developed concerning the transition countries?; are there any similar models in Western Europe?; is there any convergence between the models of both Eastern and Western Europe? If the answer to the last issue is yes, then in which areas? Or if it is a no, is it true that a special economic, social and also political system is developing in Eastern Europe? Another issue concerns how strong the growth potential of the different models is. It also examines which are the successful models and which are not, and what is the role of the economic and political elite in the development of these models. This study includes only the theoretical framework.     

Research Subject Advocate: A New Protector of Research Participants

In 2001, the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) directed the 78 General Clinical Research Centers (GCRC) to develop a Research Subject Advocate (RSA) position. The RSA would report directly to the Principal Investigator (PI) of each GCRC and assure compliance of studies conducted on the GCRC with federal regulations and policies. Seven RSAs agreed to be interviewed about their new role. Website documents, electronic correspondence, and presentations at the first annual national meeting of RSAs were scrutinized using discursive analysis to shed light on this new organizational form and its potential for increased protection of human research participants. The RSA role actualizes the ethical principles of respect for persons, justice, and beneficence that are the foundation of the protection of research participants. The results also reveal the regulatory, institutional, collegial, and personal resources and barriers that assist the RSA in the successful implementation of the RSA role. In addition, issues important to the RSAs are described.     

A simulation study of the nearest neighbour analysis method of papadakis

The relative performances of randomised block, balanced lattice squares and Papadakis nearest neighbour analyses were compared on two simulated fields whose soil heterogeneity profiles were generated, one with a few evenly spaced contours and the other with many unevenly spaced contours. Four levels of random error were generated to simulate different proportions of random error and soil heterogeneity. Dummy treatments, corresponding to 7 x 7 and 11 x 11 balanced lattice squares were applied to the fields. The results from simulated experiments showed an interaction of error mean square (EMS) between size of experiment (7 x 7, 11 x 11) and levels of soil heterogeneity in the lattice analyses, but no such interaction in the Papadakis analyses. The Papadakis EMS decreased as random error decreased but at a rate depending on the map andthe ratio of soil heterogeneity to random error.     

遵循创投发展规律深化国有创投公司市场化改革——部分省市国有创投公司调研报告

江苏、浙江及深圳等部分省市国有创投公司成功的原因，在于不断按照市场化、专业化要求推进体制机制创新，突破现行国有评估、考核和激励机制等的束缚。上海国有创投业在国内与深圳创投、江苏高投等公司基本上同时起步，但近年来在实力和影响力方面差距拉大。建议上海国有创投业体现政府职能和市场化的经营活动要分开；国资创投活动要与市场融合特别是与社会资金融合；通过改革和创新突破现有国资规定。     

对CBA职业联赛赛区、俱乐部受处罚的情况分析与应对措施简

近几个赛季篮协对CBA职业联赛各赛区、俱乐部开出的罚单就一直没有减少,赛场秩序的混乱已经严重干扰了联赛的正常进行。现对2011-2012赛季CBA职业联赛赛区、俱乐部受处罚的原因、类型进行分析研究,提出一些解决问题的方法和措施,减少比赛中教练员、裁判员之间的矛盾,降低现场观众暴力行为的发生率,但愿能对CBA职业联赛的发展起到推波助澜的作用。     

中央苏区调查统计工作的内容和成效 ——中央苏区调查统计工作的光辉实践与有益启示（二）

 中央苏区制发了众多的统计报表全面反映战争和建设情况，采取多种调查统计方法确保数据真实可靠，并利用丰富的调查统计资料积极开展统计分析，及时发布统计资料，为革命战争和苏区经济建设服务。     

中国与荷兰曲棍球后备人才培养现状对比分析

曲棍球后备人才是一个国家曲棍球竞技水平的标志。荷兰是曲棍球后备人才发展较好的国家,他之所以长盛不衰,一个重要的因素在于有一个雄厚的群众基础和一个科学并行之有效的后备人才培养体系。目前中国后备人才培养方面与荷兰相比存在着问题和不足,这些对中国曲棍球项目的可持续发展是非常不利的。针对上述状况,本文提出了中国曲棍球管理部门应加强和完善管理体制,建立符合中国具体国情的曲棍球后备人才培养机制。     

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U. S. National Income Series Revised—Congress Votes No on Censuses of Business and Manufactures—Britain Revises Living Cost Index-U. S. and U. K. Surveys Uncover Lacks in Statistical Training-Forthcoming Statistical Conferences     

Stories of (Social) Distress: Applied Narrative Analysis and Public Policy for the Homeless

Recent attention to the use of social science research in the formation of social policy highlights the role of narratives in the mediation of the relationships between research and practice, science and policy. This paper demonstrates the value of applied narrative analysis in revealing the function of narratives in this mediation. Public debate over a universal “right to shelter” for homeless persons in Washington D. C. is the central case study. The results illustrate the usefulness of applied narrative analysis in the study of social distress and in the forging of new links between research and policy.     

A case study of the impact of integrated project governances on PPP project performance

Under the new normal state, the PPP project will play a more and more important role in the social and economic development of China. To improve the performance of PPP project management, it is necessary to implement integrated project governances. Firstly, according to the index system of two kinds of PPP projects governances (Contract Governance and Relationship Governance) and PPP project management performance determined by theoretical analysis, the DDX project is selected as the analysis object. After identifying the case, this paper explains the basic information and preliminary work of the case. Then, the three contents of contract governance, relationship governance and project performance are analyzed comprehensively. Case studies show that all of these two governance modes have positive effects on project management performance. However, due to the lack of information in the case, the validity of the conclusion also needs to be verified again.