Privatising social housing in Taiwan

This article first reviews how the concept of privatisation has been referred to in the current restructuring of the social housing system, especially in the case of the UK. The term 'privatisation' is then examined in greater detail and its wider meaning is discussed. By using the network approach, privatisation in relation to housing can be understood in terms of the changing combinations of agents involved in providing social housing, which gives rise to the commodified impact on the distribution of social housing. By using the privatisation process of social housing in Taiwan as an example, three distinct combinations in terms of providing social housing are identified. With an increasing number of social housing units being provided by the marketised social housing model where private agents control the process of providing social housing, along with more market rules being involved in the provision and the partial removal of means tests in relation to the distribution of social housing, the privatisation of social housing development in Taiwan is having a major impact on equity.     

论实现两岸统一的文化基础

中华文化具有极大的包容性、极强的统一性和连续性 ,台湾自古以来就是中国领土不可分割的一部分。台湾地区的文化是中华文化的分支。它从来就不是独立的 ,在与台湾分裂势力进行政治、军事斗争的同时 ,也要与台独文化作斗争。以中华文化为基础实现两岸统一 ,可以跨越目前的政治障碍 ,也可以有力地打击台湾分裂势力 ,更可以在这个过程中实现中华文化的腾飞。     

Effects of Disease Type and Latency on the Value of Mortality Risk

We evaluate the effects of disease type and latency on willingness to pay (WTP) to reduce environmental risks of chronic, degenerative disease. Using contingent-valuation data collected from approximately 1,200 respondents in Taiwan, we find that WTP declines with latency between exposure to environmental contaminants and manifestation of any resulting disease, at a 1.5 percent annual rate for a 20 year latency period. WTP to reduce the risk of cancer is estimated to be about one-third larger than WTP to reduce risk of a similar chronic, degenerative disease. The value of risk reduction also depends on the affected organ, environmental pathway, or payment mechanism: estimated WTP to reduce the risk of lung disease due to industrial air pollution is twice as large as WTP to reduce the risk of liver disease due to contaminated drinking water.     

民进党当局的“台独外交”与东南亚

民进党当局出于地缘战略的考虑,在东南亚重点推行“台独外交”。一些东南亚国家由于历史、地理、经济、文化等诸多因素的考虑,采取的是一种在大陆和台湾之间搞平衡的实用主义政策,因而在台湾问题上不断突破对中国的承诺,使双边关系受到影响。东南亚国家应与中国联手遏制“台独”,这不仅有利于地区的和平、稳定与繁荣,也符合东南亚各国的根本利益。     

战后20年文学论纲

以"战时8年文学"和"战后20年文学"的思路替代以往的"40年代文学"和"17年文学"的思路,能立足于完整意义上的中国文学,打通原先被分割成"现代文学"和"当代文学"的"两种时期"文学间的内在联系。在战后东亚现代性曲折展开的背景下,1945年至60年代后期的中国文学,构成了一个新的时期。这一时期的中国大陆、台湾、香港的文学各有其流变脉络,战后香港文学在意识形态对峙中开始其文化个性和文学品格的寻求,战后台湾文学突破国民党政治高压,在文学思潮引发的文学传承和转换、创作多元典律的构建等方面呈现出影响中国文学整体格局的重要走脉,战后中国内地文学则开始了原旨意义的延安文学理想和激进实践的延安文学理想间的复杂纠结。这些流变恰恰呈现出战后中国文学的共同性,并从整体上构成了一个进入"民族新文学的自觉自立"前的过渡时期,其蕴含的丰富课题及其实践,初步形成了中国文学分合有致的多元格局;所提供的文学范式,则包含着民族新文学面临政治困境、经济转型、社会变革作出各种应对的历史经验。这种视野中的40年代至60年代的中国文学史,其丰富性和历史传承性,提供了20世纪中国文学历史整合的重要基石。     

论台湾原住民和海南黎族文身习俗的异同及其功能

文章结合有关的文献史料及近代学者调查资料对台湾原住民和海南黎族的文身习俗进行比较研究认为 ,因为同处在原始社会形态社会背景之下 ,两地文身习俗在方法、图案、部位、年龄以及禁忌等方面所表现出来的文化特征必然是大同小异 ,但由于台湾原住民和海南黎族内部不同族群、不同支系之间社会经济发展存在不平衡性 ,决定了两地的文身习俗所体现出来的社会功能绝非单一 ,而是多元的。     

台湾民众国家认同变迁中的新闻传播因素分析

台湾政治转型之后,台湾民众的国家认同发生了重大变迁。发生这一现象的原因,固然受到历史、政治、民族、文化等各种因素的影响,但新闻传播也起到了非常重要的作用。政治信息多元化、政治议题设置、政治话语和媒体立场构成了新闻传播影响台湾民众国家认同变迁的基本因素。以政治信息多元化分裂民众政治认知为逻辑起点,新闻传播通过政治议题设置引导公共舆论,以"台独"话语霸权影响民众政治话语,以媒体立场劝服和改变民众政治立场等方式,导致了台湾民众的国家认同变迁。     

论共同体在现代国家统一中的建构意义——兼论海外智库与学者的国家统一观

国家认同是一个历史持续变迁过程,在这个历史过程中,历史文化认知系统的形成、制度构建、正当性的阐释是国家统一的历史基础。民族共同体的形成、政治共同体的构建、法律共同体的实施,是国家成长的三个重要维度。"中华民族"是两岸的共同母体,两岸要逐步在一个有共同利益和责任的政治共同体的框架下谋求共同的政治行为。而且,中国的百年奋斗将帝制转变为现代民族国家,决定了现代中国必定是一个法律共同体,这个共同体的基本特征是关于中国与中国人的身份建构、政治结构安排、民族和文化宗教认同等一系列法权安排。     

我国棉花产业供求现状与趋势

作为土地密集型农产品，我国棉花产量增长空间有限，仅靠国内生产短期内无法解决棉花的供需缺I：／。随着棉花需求量的旺盛增长，大量进口将成为我国棉花产业的常态，未来中国棉花市场的对外依存度或将进一步上升。为提升我国棉花产业竞争力，应建立权威的信息发布平台和棉花预警机制；深化棉花市场化改革，建立现代棉花市场体系；加强与产棉国的多边和双边合作，扩大我国棉花的进口来源。     

Citizens' attitudes towards economic insecurity and government after the 2007 financial tsunami: A Hong Kong and Taiwan comparison

Wang KY‐T, Wong C‐k, Tang K‐L. Citizens' attitudes towards economic insecurity and government after the 2007 financial tsunami: A Hong Kong and Taiwan comparison The purpose of this study was to investigate people's attitudes to economic insecurity and government in Hong Kong and Taiwan after the financial tsunami of 2007. Random sampling telephone surveys were conducted in July 2009. These are the main conclusions: First, the most vulnerable groups hurt by the financial crisis were low‐income families and people who had lost their job or were afraid of losing it. This implies that the old policy issue of social stratification and the emerging policy issue of employment insecurity coexisted during the financial crisis. Second, personal experiences of economic insecurity had an influence on people's perceptions of the severity of the economic crisis at the societal level. Third, citizens had ambivalent feelings about public interventions during the crisis. Fourth, there were both convergence and divergence between Hong Kong and Taiwan with regard to attitudes to particular issues. The policy implications of these findings are discussed in the final section of this article.