The effects of social and political openness on the welfare state in 18 OECD countries

Studies examining the relationship between globalisation and the welfare state tend to focus on the effects of economic dimensions of globalisation, the extent to which a country is part of the world market. Globalisation also has social and political dimensions and the effects of these on welfare states – in terms of social security transfers and generosity – are studied in this article. Data from the KOF Index of Globalisation , the OECD Historical Statistics and the Comparative Welfare Entitlements Dataset are used to analyse the effects of social and political openness on the welfare states of 18 countries of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development between 1970 and 2000. The analyses show that social security transfers and generosity have increased less in countries with the highest increase in social openness and that the welfare state is not affected by political openness.     

区域贸易协定发展趋势对多边贸易体制的挑战

随着WTO的多边贸易体制受到重大挫折,经济全球化的步伐有所放慢,而区域贸易协议已成为当今国际经济关系的主流形式之一。现分析区域贸易协定的迅猛的发展趋势以及对WTO为代表的多边贸易体制提出挑战。面对挑战,当务之急,各区域贸易协定必须接受WTO的一定程序上的规制,最主要的要确保区域贸易协定对WTO多边贸易体制的健康发展。     

美国对华贸易的政治经济学分析

美国对华贸易虽以保持稳定的经贸关系为基础，但迫于国际政治需要和国内的集团利益，还存在许多不确定性。因此，中国应当从宏观上对中美经贸关系拓展战略性思维，加强开展商务外交，构建和谐的国际经贸新秩序；从微观上，完善政府的商务职能，加强企业国际化能力，充分发挥行业协会的作用，多方面促使中美贸易朝正常化方向发展。     

论社会主义市场体系的特征

江泽民主席在中南西南十省区经济工作座谈会上提出,“积极培育和发展各种市场,逐步建立开放、统一、竞争、有序的市场体系”,为我们揭示了社会主义市场体系“统一、开放、竞争、有序”的特征。对市场体系作整体上认识和把握后,它的特征就是：（一）市场体系的统一性;（二）市场体系的开放性;（三）市场体系的竞争性;（四）市场体系的有序性。     

21世纪广西与东盟贸易发展趋势分析

21世纪以来,我国对东盟的贸易有了长足的进展,但广西对东盟贸易的发展与我国与东盟贸易的发展有所不同,我国对东盟贸易以入超为主,而广西与东盟贸易则以出超为主,近年来发展进出口额之间的差距在缩小。广西与东盟贸易尽管比过去已有较大发展,但在我国与东盟贸易中的比重还不大,发展速度也还有限,广西与东盟的人均贸易额还远远低于全国水平,但广西对东盟贸易的增长速度呈现出较强的后劲,广西与全国对东盟贸易的差距将不断的缩小。     

金融发展与贸易依存度的实证研究——基于东部十省市面板数据的协整分析

本文利用东部十省市的面板数据,研究金融发展与贸易依存度的关系。运用面板单位根检验和面板协整检验,建立面板协整模型进行分析。结果显示：金融发展仅与进口依存度存在长期均衡关系,且不同省市金融发展对进口依存度的推动作用不同。最后分析其作用差异的潜在原因,并根据实证结果提出了政策建议。     

Trade, education, and innovation: Prospects for the U.S. economy

This paper examines international trade issues as vital indicators of the economic prospects of the United States and other developed economies. In particular, it challenges misuses of the doctrine of mutual gains from trade and instead argues that comparative advantage does not guarantee increases in benefits to both trading partners—especially when one partner seeks to distort the market mechanism in its favor. In the face of such mercantilist or protectionist practices, efforts to advance innovation, without retaining manufacturing jobs, will not ensure continued prosperity, as the number of jobs entailed in the invention process is small compared with the number of jobs associated with manufacturing an innovative product for mass consumption. These matters call for the urgent rethinking of trade policy by the United States and other developed nations, if they are to balance their imports and exports and ensure continued economic growth.     

论信息自由与开放档案

信息自由是信息社会的基本理念之一,也是当代档案事业追求的价值目标之一。以信息自由为理论基础分析开放档案对民主社会的重要意义,及与开放档案相关的一些实际问题,指出了完善开放档案的一些可行性措施,从而满足大众的信息自由的权利。     

Book Reviews

This article examines some difficulties associated with the Haynes–Stone model and attempts to clarify how the model can be justified as representing the hypothesis that “quantity is demand determined and price is supply determined.” It also argues that the applications of such a model as was done by Haynes and Stone might not have resolved the controversies related to the Phillips curve and the supply function of exports (or imports).     

世界体系中的"华南经济圈"及其参与中国-东盟自由贸易区的优势问题--全球化背景下的华南经济圈研究之一

世界各地的华侨华人经济联系建构了世界华商网络 ,并以此融入世界体系 ,形成了整个“中华经济圈” ;而包括粤港澳台闽桂琼在内的“华南经济圈”则构筑了“中华经济圈”的圆心 ,并维系其经济增长 (“圆周半径”)的动态平衡。“华南经济圈”由闽台经济区、珠江三角洲经济区、环北部湾沿岸经济区和环南中国海经济区所构成 ,它参与中国———东盟自由贸易区的优势主要在于地缘经济优势、特区经济优势和会展经济优势