现代主义学说与发展理论的危机

90年代初,第三世界发展研究学界与其60年代的情况颇为相似。60年代初盛行一种乐观主义观点,即认为,在亚洲、非洲和拉丁美洲的新的、向现代化迈进的国家,开化与民主将成为必由之路。然而后来这一理想却愈益化为泡影,学界逐渐丧失理论方向。曾被认为是拉美现象的军事政变常见于世界其他地区,特别是非洲和中东。尽管有外援,许多国家的经济增长率仍保持低水平。此外,甚至在迅速实现工业化的国家,     

临潭县老干部工作“四加强”

临潭县老干部工作“四加强”临洼县在机构改革中对老干部坚持＊四加强＊：一是加强领导。及时调整充实了全县老干部工作领导小组，县直各单位、各乡镇明确了分管老干部工作的负责人，配齐了老干专干。夏加强服务。今年，县财政投资五十万元，兴建全县老干部活动中心。县人...     

经济科学的涉猎范围

无论是经济学还是医学,都不是精确的科学。经济学家及医生在他们的患者生病的时候,必须被证明是不那么称职的顾问。医学和经济学之间类似性和差别的比较,有助于我们更好地理解经济学家活动的特殊性。     

丹麦的道德教育:问题与前景

在丹麦学校,道德教育从来都不是一门与宗教教育并行或交互作用的独立学科;相对说来,二次大战后,本世纪末,特别是最后十到十五年间,这一领域才成为人们注目的中心。70年代,几个相关因素使人们逐渐认识到在学校开设常规德育课的必要性。这一发展中决定性的事件是其他西欧国家共同面临的。简述如下: 所谓的“青年革命”从1968年始,在进入70年代早期,其目的在于改变人们的基本态度和行为,直至人们普遍接受了:在一所学校和大学里,有关的政治法规是一件私人关心的事件这一事实。教育纯粹应该是增进知识的。现在,年轻人提倡一种新     

审美的意识形态

在一般人眼里,“美学”基本上是和艺术作品评论相联系的,或者认为它是那种对我们所认同的文化成果的人性方面进行具体有效的价值辨识的哲学分支。但是,特里·伊格尔顿在其《审美的意识形态》一书中,只是对个别艺术作品作了一些评论,却并没有因此抽象而将其写成一部美学史。他在书中描述了从18世纪中期到我们当代的真实性观念的文化政治学。     

Economic analysis of age at first marriage

A subject of great interest to demographers is to relate the timing of demographic events to individual characteristics and environmental variables. Static models of marriage tend to give corner solutions, the choice of marriage or remaining single. This article develops an economic model of marriage which gives interior solutions to the optimum age at first marriage and which does not include an explicit argument about the age at marriage in the utility function. In theoretical analysis, life cycle model is modified to capture different aspects of the decision of when to get married. Results from empirical analysis support implications derived from the theoretical analysis.     

Selecting a family therapy model: the role of personality attributes in eclectic practice*

The expanding knowledge and skill bases within the interdisciplinary family therapy profession pose a significant challenge for evolving practitioners, at whatever stage along the professional development process they find themselves. This challenge raises a basic question regarding whether there are any constraining forces to the level of eclecticism in practice towards which one can aspire. This paper empirically explores the role played by the personality attributes of the family therapist in facilitating and/or inhibiting one's adherence to a variety of approaches to family practice.     

Small populations of the north: their problems and how to solve them

The authors examine the present conditions of 26 small, isolated populations living in the north of Russia. The total size of the population under consideration is 181,600, according to the 1989 Soviet census. The conclusion is that these populations are under severe threat of extinction and that there is no consensus about how to resolve their present predicament.     

Spontaneously settled refugees in Northwestern Province,Zambia

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) commissioned researchers from the University of Zambia to conduct a socioeconomic survey and census of "spontaneously settled" Zairean and Angolan refugees in the Northwestern Province of Zambia in 1982. The sample consisted of 188 Angolans, 201 Zaireans, and 2 South Africans. The difficulties experienced by refugees in Northwestern Province in achieving integration were related to a combination of factors including the lack of a clear national policy on refugees and refugee status, a national concern for maintaining security, the popular belief that aliens are responsible for an increasing crime rate, the desire by immigration officials for stricter laws to control alien infiltration, conflict between traditional and modern leaders, and Zambia's deteriorating economic situation. In spite of the problems described, the integration of refugees into existing communities is a desirable goal and should be encouraged. One should not assume that self-settling refugees are able to live with ethnic kin, receive assistance and hospitality, and thus are better off than those in camps. The Zambian case provides ample evidence that integration is not easy even with kin support, shared ethnicity, language, and historical connections. Moreover, given the fact that Zambia will continue to receive refugees it is vital that there is a well defined refugee policy and an administrative mechanism for implementing that policy at all levels. This will be particularly important in Zambia as it will undoubtedly continue to receive large influxes of refugees, from countries such as Namibia, Uganda, Angola, Mozambique, and South Africa.