李永平的原乡想像与文字修行

李永平是早期马来西亚华文作家中独具风格的一位,他的写作指向个体、民族和国家,也指向了语言审美世界的终极.中国原乡、中国母亲、中国文字形成了他的文学世界里三位一体的主题,三者之间的互为代换指涉,既坐实了李永平的文学意识形态,也生出无限空虚怅惘.李永平在其作品中寻找自我认同的同时,也是借"再造语言"来再造中国文化的幻象.在一片后殖民、后现代的论述风潮中,李永平的"文字花园"无异于一场文化身份焦虑症的语言大发作,但地理的分割和政治的分野也终究令他的中国身份陷入乱真而疑真的尴尬境地.     

Structural changes in the 2003–2009 global hyperlink network

In this study, we examined the structure of the international hyperlink network as a global communication system at two different points in time (2003 and 2009). Research was carried out on the web‐based network linking country code top‐level domains (ccTLDs) that represent countries, using hyperlink connectivity by the means of network analysis. The results indicate that the 2009 international hyperlink network was completely interconnected. G7 countries and Spain were at the centre of the network. At the periphery were poorer countries from Africa, Asia, and Latin America. In addition, several regional clusters based on geography, language and culture emerged. A comparison of the 2003 and 2009 results showed that the level of centralization and diversification among semi‐peripheral countries increased. We discuss the results from the perspective of world‐systems theory. We propose methodological procedures to overcome potential bias in international hyperlink data.     

可持续产业技术新标竿

绿色科技强调原子经济原则、无毒无害、节能减碳等,但仅限于此的绿色科技,并不足以构成可持续科技,绿色是可持续科技的必要条件,其充分条件则必须能促进社会公平正义,增进人类可持续福祉,例如能解决非洲小孩营养、卫生、饮用水安全及医疗等问题的科技(即便宜到他们或世界组织可以负担得起并且全面实施),包括能解决极偏远地区供电问题的太阳能发电技术等.本文依据国内外最新期刊信息之国际标竿(benchmark),说明可持续产业未来的走向.     

新兴国家土地管理畅谈系列之六 印度尼西亚的土地行政管理

导读土地是动植物的栖息地,也是全人类进行农业生产活动的基本资源.近年来,国际上对土地保护越来越关注,把它视作人类生存的重要保障.历史教训告诉我们,一些文明古国由于没有保护好自己的土地而衰亡,一些发展中国家由于没有利用好自己的土地而落后.世界上绝大部分土地分布在众多的第三世界国家,中国作为一个发展中国家,在保护利用土地的过程中,不仅要学习借鉴发达国家的先进管理经验,也有必要把目光投向与自己历史、资源、国情相近的第三世界特别是新兴国家,取长补短、趋利避害.     

PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH AND TECHNOLOGICAL DIFFUSION THROUGH FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT

Foreign direct investment (FDI) has dramatically increased worldwide and is the most important form of all private capital flows to developing countries. Yet, it is an important empirical question whether FDI affects total factor productivity (TFP) positively. We investigate the effect of FDI on TFP growth in a large sample of countries in 1970–2000. Our econometric results indicate that FDI has a positive and direct effect on TFP growth. However, we do not find any evidence that the impact of FDI on TFP growth is only conditional on the recipient country's capability to absorb foreign technology. We carefully address the robustness of the empirical results . ( JEL O11, O40, O47, F21)