Does a universal non-contributory social pension make sense for rural China?

China’s pension reform during the past three decades has allowed a majority of China’s population to be covered by a pension scheme. Of particular note has been the New Rural Pension Scheme (NRPS), a voluntary programme introduced starting in 2009. One goal of our analysis is to assess that pension scheme, using a variety of sources of information including data drawn from recent (2013 and 2015) nationwide China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Surveys (CHARLS). Our analysis involves an exploration of differences between the generosity and structure of the NRPS and other pension schemes currently in place. We also explore the feasibility of reforming the current “quasi-social pension” component of the NRPS by substituting a universal non-contributory social pension pillar. In connection with our assessment of the NRPS, we note the unusually low benefit levels for rural China.     

Who Should Pay for Interdependent Risk? Policy Implications for Security Interdependence Among Airports

We study interdependent risks in security, and shed light on the economic and policy implications of increasing security interdependence in presence of reactive attackers. We investigate the impact of potential public policy arrangements on the security of a group of interdependent organizations, namely, airports. Focusing on security expenditures and costs to society, as assessed by a social planner, to individual airports and to attackers, we first develop a game-theoretic framework, and derive explicit Nash equilibrium and socially optimal solutions in the airports network. We then conduct numerical experiments mirroring real-world cyber scenarios, to assess how a change in interdependence impact the airports' security expenditures, the overall expected costs to society, and the fairness of security financing. Our study provides insights on the economic and policy implications for the United States, Europe, and Asia.     

Philippine NGOs and Multistakeholder Partnerships: Three Case Studies

This paper discusses an emerging role for Philippine NGOs—building and maintaining intersectoral cooperation among various sectors of society to tackle key issues like agricultural development, HIV/AIDS, and agrarian reform. The three case studies elaborated in the paper show that Philippine NGOs play important intermediary and bridging functions crucial for the success of multistakeholder partnerships. NGOs are well equipped for this because of their middle-class and professional nature and because of various characteristics like autonomy, flexibility, and the ability to mobilize resources.     

新疆与中亚跨国民族问题对我国安全的影响

近年来,随着中亚国家的独立,以及由此而引发的各民族政治、经济生活地位的起伏和民族关系的变化,使新疆与中亚跨国民族问题表现得异常突出,其表现形式主要有三:一是民族意识增长;二是以哈萨克族为主的跨国民族向境外移民问题;三是民族分立主义倾向.它对我国的军事安全、政治安全和文化安全构成了程度不同的威胁.     

黑龙江省老工业基地改造策略研究--与俄罗斯科技合作的视角

策略的选择关乎黑龙江省老工业基地改造的质量和效率,而老工业基地改造的关键在于运用高新技术促进产业结构的调整和产业技术的升级。俄罗斯是一个极具科技实力和潜力的国家,黑龙江省有着与俄科技合作的地缘优势、文化优势、人才优势以及历史和现实工作基础。因此,可以从与俄科技合作的视角探讨黑龙江省老工业基地改造的策略。应从战略高度审视利用与俄科技合作改造黑龙江省老工业基地,提升核心竞争力,走内涵式发展道路;重视软环境建设;分层规划;分组实施;重点支持若干领域,带动整体发展。     

国共精诚合作的典范--论黄埔建军及其历史作用

黄埔军校的创建是国共两党第一次合作的必然结果。黄埔军校为反帝反封建的民主革命培养了大批政治军事人才,为广东革命根据地的统一和北伐战争的胜利建立了卓著的功勋,也宣传和传播了革命思想,支持和推动了工农运动,并为我党建立无产阶级革命军队积累了丰富经验。     

对完善股份合作制的认识

股份合作制是现代市场经济的必然产物 ,是历史的必然选择。但作为我国经济生活中不容忽视的一种企业组织形式 ,也存在着诸多问题。认清几个发展趋势 ,进一步规范和完善股份合作制在当前尤为重要     

谈谈波特竞争模型中的合作因素

波特竞争模型将市场竞争看成一种零和博弈,但是,近年来,合作越来越受到企业的认可,合作带来的收益远大于竞争所带来的收益。本文将合作因素引入波特竞争模型,解释了企业间的合作现象,同时对合作所引起的收益与风险进行了探讨,指出我国企业参与国际竞争必须走合作之路。     

西方社会保障制度对我国的启示

西方国家社会保障制度建设和改革的实践,大体经历了四个阶段。从20世纪70年代开始至今进行了一系列的调整改革。我国社会保障制度建设和发展中仍存在一些问题,为完善我国社会保障制度,必须采取如下的措施:社会保障水平要与生产力发展水平相一致;开征社会保障税;加快社会保障法制建设;建立统一协调的社会化管理的社会保障管理体制;拓宽筹资渠道;建立多层次的社会保障体系;加强社会保障的监督工作。     

试论扩招后高校社会治安综合治理

通过对学校社会治安状况的调研,弄清校园及周边社会治安综合治理的重点、难点;分析其普遍性和特殊性;弄清校园及周边人、财、物的动态平衡关系,着力提高防范能力,以便对校园及周边实施科学管理,降低治理成本。运用辩证唯物主义的立场、观点和方法掌握其规律性,有针对性地解决高校扩招后学校社会治安综合治理工作的问题,有力保证学校教学、科研工作,从而促进高校改革的顺利进行,为当地政府和学校领导提供高校扩招后学校社会治安综合治理工作的决策依据。