Since a critical report on China's medical system reform was issued in mid-2005, it has become a major bone of contention. In April 2007, the State Council, China's cabinet, decided that from this year,economi...Since a critical report on China's medical system reform was issued in mid-2005, it has become a major bone of contention. In April 2007, the State Council, China's cabinet, decided that from this year,economically developed provinces should single out one or two cities to experiment with the urban basic medical insurance system that focuses on serious diseases. Meanwhile,the Ministry of Health invited seven research institutions to independently work out medical reform schemes. Ministry sources said that the finalized scheme would come into effect later this year.But will these efforts help to ease the problem of high medical expenses in China? And is it true that current problems of China's medical system lie in the "over marketization" as some experts have pointed out? Professor Cai Jiangnan, from the School of Economics, Fudan University,and Professor Zhou Qiren,from the China Center for Economic Research, Peking University,put forward their different views on this issue, based on their long-term research of China 's medical system reform.展开更多
Empirical analysis to the relationship between water resource scarcity degree and economic growth were done by building relationship model between water resource scarcity degree and regional economic growth with provi...Empirical analysis to the relationship between water resource scarcity degree and economic growth were done by building relationship model between water resource scarcity degree and regional economic growth with provincial panel data of 30 provinces during 2000-2009. The analysis results show that, in water resource scarcity regions, the shortage of water resource is the key factor of restricting economic development. In order to alleviate the shortage of water resource and meet the needs of economic development to water resource, it is necessary to speed up the establishment of water right trading market and finally achieve the goal of water-saving and regulation of water resource by economic leverage. The specific countermeasures include： first, comprehensively considering the endowment difference of water resource when carrying out industrial planning and layout; second, speeding up the establishment of water right trading market and revising water-saving incentive mechanism; third, increasing fiscal transfer payment ability to the provinces of outputting water resource; fourth, strengthening industrial guidance, making moderate industrial transfer and population movement; fifth, paying attention to science, technology and education investment, to improve utilization efficiency of water resource.展开更多
In recent years, China has been faced by an increasingly severe water shortage due to the continual growth of demand on water resources. Although the Chinese government has been actively promoting the agricultural wat...In recent years, China has been faced by an increasingly severe water shortage due to the continual growth of demand on water resources. Although the Chinese government has been actively promoting the agricultural water-saving technology adoption, it is ill-informed of the adoption degree of the current agricultural watersaving technologies as well as the function of the governmental policies, Therefore, this paper＂ analyzes the aforesaid problems based on investigative data of 10 provinces in China. The results demonstrate that although there is a rapid increase of adopted agricultural water-saving technologies, the actual adoption area is rather limited. Moreover, the governmental policies and scarcity of water resources are the deierminants of agricultural water-saving technology adoption. Ultimately, the paper proposes some policy suggestions.展开更多
文摘Since a critical report on China's medical system reform was issued in mid-2005, it has become a major bone of contention. In April 2007, the State Council, China's cabinet, decided that from this year,economically developed provinces should single out one or two cities to experiment with the urban basic medical insurance system that focuses on serious diseases. Meanwhile,the Ministry of Health invited seven research institutions to independently work out medical reform schemes. Ministry sources said that the finalized scheme would come into effect later this year.But will these efforts help to ease the problem of high medical expenses in China? And is it true that current problems of China's medical system lie in the "over marketization" as some experts have pointed out? Professor Cai Jiangnan, from the School of Economics, Fudan University,and Professor Zhou Qiren,from the China Center for Economic Research, Peking University,put forward their different views on this issue, based on their long-term research of China 's medical system reform.
文摘Empirical analysis to the relationship between water resource scarcity degree and economic growth were done by building relationship model between water resource scarcity degree and regional economic growth with provincial panel data of 30 provinces during 2000-2009. The analysis results show that, in water resource scarcity regions, the shortage of water resource is the key factor of restricting economic development. In order to alleviate the shortage of water resource and meet the needs of economic development to water resource, it is necessary to speed up the establishment of water right trading market and finally achieve the goal of water-saving and regulation of water resource by economic leverage. The specific countermeasures include： first, comprehensively considering the endowment difference of water resource when carrying out industrial planning and layout; second, speeding up the establishment of water right trading market and revising water-saving incentive mechanism; third, increasing fiscal transfer payment ability to the provinces of outputting water resource; fourth, strengthening industrial guidance, making moderate industrial transfer and population movement; fifth, paying attention to science, technology and education investment, to improve utilization efficiency of water resource.
基金supported by International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Australian Bureau of agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE), CAS Knowledge Innovation Program (Grant No. KSCX2-YW-N-039)National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 70733004).
文摘In recent years, China has been faced by an increasingly severe water shortage due to the continual growth of demand on water resources. Although the Chinese government has been actively promoting the agricultural water-saving technology adoption, it is ill-informed of the adoption degree of the current agricultural watersaving technologies as well as the function of the governmental policies, Therefore, this paper＂ analyzes the aforesaid problems based on investigative data of 10 provinces in China. The results demonstrate that although there is a rapid increase of adopted agricultural water-saving technologies, the actual adoption area is rather limited. Moreover, the governmental policies and scarcity of water resources are the deierminants of agricultural water-saving technology adoption. Ultimately, the paper proposes some policy suggestions.
