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Growth Market For Entrepreneurial Education In Poland And In China
Get PDFIn today’s global, highly interconnected and interrelated world a need for entrepreneurial education and training becomes more and more necessary. And it is not only for economic but also for socio-political reasons -- if not for even broader ideals of peaceful coexistence. Both Poland and China are often cited as fascinating examples and unique case studies of dynamic and successful economic transformation process where educations and skills play an increasingly important role . Both countries have experienced a long period of what has become known as historically planned economies , both struggled maintaining and preserving heritage and traditions
Environmental and Public Health Risks from Air Pollution at the Beijing 2008 Olympics
Get PDFChina has made enormous strides in tackling its environmental problems, but considerable work remains to be done. In an article on environment and public health published in the Winter 2007 edition of this journal, the question was raised whether the forces unleashed by China’s aggressive approach to economic growth since the late 1970’s --- two to three times the global average --- were too strong to be controlled by its environmental policies. The same question remains relative to health risks for the Summer Olympics this August (2008): “The main problem appears to be that well intentioned public health and environmental policies have not yet been realistically integrated into overall policies which emphatically promote economic growth.”1 In other words, theory and practice are in conflict and in practice, China has been promoting objectives that are diametrically opposed. In August, 2007, China conducted a dry run of procedures to control air pollution by restricting car use. The results were hard to interpret: official websites claimed success, while other observers and official data showed varied results of successful pollution reduction (see below). Overwhelmingly the major health as well as environmental concern for Beijing is air pollution and solutions have concentrated on the city itself, but surrounding areas are also problematic and have not been addressed as well. This article will look at the health risks to athletes and the preparations that the Chinese government has been making to forestall widespread air pollution for the games. One of the main reasons Beijing was chosen for the 2008 Olympics over Toronto and Paris was its proposals to have a “green Olympics.
The Industrial Development of Western China in the First 5 years of Western Development Program
Get PDFSince 1999, China launched the program of western development and began to implement a series of development plans in 2000. As the economic base, industrial sectors are one of the development focuses of the program. An important policy measure in the program is to increase investment. As we know, investment, especially government investment, has been the main source maintaining China’s high speed growth for a long time. Investment growth causes fast capital accumulation and then scale expansion of industries. However, capital productivity decides the impact of investment on promoting economic growth. Investing in low productivity sectors will not only waste capital, but also accumulate economic risk. Recently, China has realized that high inputs and relative low income are not a recipe for a sustainable growth mode. It’s important to improve industries’ productivity to grow more efficiently
Investment Tips
Get PDFThere is a date on this article because it is part of the guidance and observation that this article will discuss. The Dow Jones average now stands below 1200 down approximately 15 percent from last year’s high. Investors are nervous to say the least. The vast majority of the calls that I receive are very negative with a fear that tells investors to get out before it goes much lower
Capital Expenditure Financing in Italian Municipalities: An Analytic Approach
Get PDFThe economic literature finds a strong link between infrastructure endowment and economic growth. In recent years, the Italian infrastructure backwardness has become a central theme in the national political, economic and social debate. By definition, infrastructure investment implies the allocation of financial resources at present to obtain future advantages. The temporal gap brings up questions related to the financing mechanism, which is one of the most interesting themes of the debate.Traditionally, within the Italian system of derived finance and according to the inter-generational equity principle, Italian Municipalities (IMs) have financed investment expenditures by resorting to borrowing, for a minimum amount with the banking system, and for the most part with the Cassa Depositi e Prestiti S.p.A. (CDP). Unfortunately, this financing method has imposed heavy burdens on future budgets, in terms of refund of interest and capital. Moreover, in 2001, the reform of the Constitution (especially the part regarding Local Authorities (Las), Title V, Part II) has strengthened the political, administrative, and financial autonomy of LAs
Implementing U.S. Airline Industry Deregulation: Lessons for Emerging Countries
Get PDFAirline deregulation began in the United States in 1978, introducing dramatic changes that opened the door to competition, lowered fares, and reshaped the industry. It also created new problems, leaving major carriers in a precarious financial condition, increasing congestion in airport terminals and in the air, and leading to mergers that could eventually threaten the competition the original reforms were designed to encourage. During the past 30 years, new issues have emerged and become prominent—particularly safety and security. After more than a quarter century, it is important to review what has happened and to delineate the lessons that can be learned from the deregulation experience
The China Factor: How Beijing Figures In The Emerging Indo-U.S. Alliance
Get PDFGeorge W. Bush assumed the presidency in 2001 with the intention of deepening the relationship with democratic India. Though they are multiethnic democracies, the two countries had failed to develop much of a relationship for the better part of 50 years. The incoming Bush administration’s primary rationale was that a stronger India was in American interests because the U.S. needed a democratic counterweight to communist China. After the September 11, 2001, attacks in the U.S. and the December 12, 2001, attack on the Indian Parliament, combating a common enemy – radical Islamic terrorism – supplanted China containment as the principle rationale to strengthen the relationship
The Rule Of Law Is Not Enough
Get PDFOne of the most fundamental and cherished concepts advocated for any government is that “rightness” should be defined by the “rule of law”; that is, the basic design and operations of governments as stated in constitutions, enacted laws, the enduring structure of the national justice system, a body of common laws and precedents, and a legal structure of governments in which the powers and authorities are both authorized and limited. Citizen’s rights are protected and their obligations defined under these laws, and usually include the right to take legal action to protect themselves. The rule of law has long been considered as the principal means by which governments are kept within proper limits. Even totalitarian governments attempt to hide their arbitrary motives by issuing finely worded constitutions that appear to guarantee a rule of law but that in reality are doomed to be disregarded at the pleasure of the State.Charles F. Bingman spent 30 years as a U. S. government official in NASA, the Transportation Department and the Executive Office of the President, and he has since taught public management at the George Washington University and the Johns Hopkins U. Washington Center. He has undertaken consulting assignments in more than a dozen countries including China. His most recent book is “Why Governments Go Wrong”, iUniverse, 2006.[1] Concept of the supremacy of regular, as opposed to arbitrary, power; c. the exercise of these powers by those in authority; d. the doctrine that any person is subject to the ordinary laws of the region; e. the As used in this paper, the rule of law is: a. A set of substantive legal principles and laws; b. the doctrine that the general constitutional/legal principles are the result of judicial decisions determining the rights of private individuals in the courts.