THE LONG‐RUN RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DEFENCE EXPENDITURES AND GDP IN TAIWAN

Using the Solow–Swan growth model and the time‐trend included in the aggregate production function, this study applies the multivariate cointegration approach to re‐investigate the long‐run and causal relationships between defence expenditures and GDP while controlling for capital and labour input in Taiwan during the 1955–2002 period. It examines the long‐run causal relationship using the weak exogeneity test and utilizes general impulse response functions to determine whether a shock to defence expenditures affects economic growth or vice versa. Our findings provide substantive evidence in favour of the existence of a long‐run equilibrium cointegrated relationship between defence expenditures, GDP, labour and capital stock. The results of the weak exogeneity test indicate that a bi‐directional causal relationship exists in the long‐run between defence expenditures and GDP. Thus, the main policy implication that emerges from the long‐run results is that increasing defence expenditures in Taiwan is an effective means to boost overall economic performance and, with this improved economy, it should then be able to increase its defence expenditures further. Lastly, from our dynamic vector error correction model estimations, it is found that defence expenditures are a major means of adjusting for disequilibria that occur within the system.     

加强社会主义核心价值体系建设的理性思考

社会主义核心价值体系是兴国之魂,是社会主义先进文化的精髓,决定着中国特色社会主义发展方向。建设社会主义核心价值体系,必须以马克思主义为指导思想,确立中国特色社会主义共同理想,在实践中坚持价值体系的辩证性,从而巩固全党全国各族人民团结奋斗的思想道德基础。     

论生态价值视域下的思想政治教育

人与自然的关系在社会发展到今天,越来越得到人们的重视。以往的思想政治教育,人们总是把它的价值局限在政治价值、经济价值和文化价值上。高校的道德教育也是主要围绕如何处理人与人、集体和社会的关系等,而相对忽略了如何处理人与自然,包括人与其他生命体的关系的教育内容。正确认识人与自然的关系,对保护自然环境承担起责任,是当代大学生必须拥有的素质。     

ECONOMIC SANCTIONS AND CULTURE

We address empirically the question of why international economic sanctions are, or are not, chosen as instruments of foreign policy and the question of what determines their success. We hypothesize that cultural linkages between nations are an important factor in explaining both instrument choice and conflict outcomes. Countries that share significant cultural attributes are found to be less likely to apply economic sanctions against one another than countries lacking such cultural ties. However, it is precisely in the case of culturally similar sender and target nations that sanctions are most likely to succeed.     

MILITARY SPENDING AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN SOUTH ASIA: A REPLY

We review some critical comments upon our earlier paper in this journal and respond to these. We also critically evaluate a proposed alternative methodology giving reasons why our own provides a more robust approach for examining the nexus between military spending and economic growth in South Asia.     

面向架次率的机场资源配置优化模型

架次出动率是评价军用飞机作战能力的一项重要指标.面向架次率这一重要指标,基于排队理论和边际分析法建立了机场资源配置优化模型.首先建立架次生成过程的闭排队网络模型,使用平均值分析方法获得给定资源配置下,任意架飞机参与飞行时的架次出动率;然后结合平均值分析算法和边际分析方法,综合考虑资源的价值和对架次率的影响,建立面向架次率的资源配置优化模型.此模型可为机场资源配置提供决策方案,并通过一个实例介绍了本模型的应用.     

The impact of political instability on the economic growth of ECOWAS member countries

This study contributes to the literature on political instability and economic growth by specifically investigating the impact of political instability on the economic growth of member countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). West Africa is regarded as the riskiest sub-region within the African continent. To achieve this objective, this study employed panel data techniques (fixed effects and generalised method of moments) on a sample of 15 ECOWAS member countries for the period 2005–2012. The findings from the analyses showed that terrorism, poor governance, social unrest, youth unemployment, death rate and natural resource rent have negative relationships with economic growth. The findings and policy implications deduced from this study could not have been any timelier considering the recent escalation of instability in West African countries and their fragile growth prospects.     

关于值分布论中一个著名猜测的推广

运用Nevanlinna的亚纯函数理论方法,研究了超越亚纯函数的值分布理论,获得了如下的结论:设f为超越亚纯函数,c为f的不恒等于0的的小函数,则当n≥3时,fnf′-c有无穷多个零点;若附加条件f只有有限多个级≤2的零点,则对一切正整数n,fnf′-c都有无穷多个零点.因而对Chiang Y M的问题作出了部分回答.     

价值工程在引信方案论证中的应用

本文结合我国引信产品方案论证的实际,论述了应用价值工程原理,综合考虑引信战术性能、可靠性、安全性、寿命、费用等进行引信方案论证的方法、步骤和原则。     

当代社会剩余价值分配理论探析

传统的剩余价值分配理论认为,雇佣劳动者创造的全部剩余价值被资产阶级所独占,这符合资本主义发展初期的客观实际。伴随社会生产力的不断发展,当代社会剩余价值的分配发生了新的变化。雇佣劳动者创造的剩余价值不再被资本所有者所独占,而是以不同的方式被投入各种要素的不同所有者以不同的方式所拥有。