This research aimed at providing suggestions to rejuvenate the wood carving industry in Taiwan Sanyi. The authors conducted interviews with representative store keepers and sculptors to gain industrial insights, and a...This research aimed at providing suggestions to rejuvenate the wood carving industry in Taiwan Sanyi. The authors conducted interviews with representative store keepers and sculptors to gain industrial insights, and applied the strategic matrix analysis developed by Dr. Seetoo to examine industrial conditions and formulate strategic suggestions for wood carving companies. The industry was found lack of market orientation, which was considered as the critical factor of the long term depression. However, a market of tourism for nostalgic and cultural experience started developing in the near area, providing opportunities for Sanyi wood carving industry to recover. The main suggestions the authors made are （1） restructuring the product scope to respond to the market, and （2） branding with resorts in near area.展开更多
During the past decades, the transformation of the labor market has significantly impacted on workers＇ wage structures and their employment in China. Along with the widening wage gaps and the growing income inequalit...During the past decades, the transformation of the labor market has significantly impacted on workers＇ wage structures and their employment in China. Along with the widening wage gaps and the growing income inequalities, the size of non-standard jobs expanded rapidly in China＇s urban labor market. As a result of this, the concept of working poor has become increasingly applicable to social and labor market realities in China, Based on the household survey data and by using quantitative analysis, this paper attempts to examine the interaction between the compulsory minimum wage standards and the working poor in the period of China＇s economic transition. The results show that for those whose monthly wages higher than the compulsory minimum wage standards were less likely to work poor and that workers with wages lower than the minimum wage floor were vulnerable to working poor, which supported the expectation that the implementation of compulsory minimum wages would help to reduce the risk of being a member among the working poor in China＇s urban labor market.展开更多
As a whole society increasingly widespread concern in livelihood issues, at the growing disparity in income gap today, how to achieve a fair distribution of income, build a harnaonious society and realize common prosp...As a whole society increasingly widespread concern in livelihood issues, at the growing disparity in income gap today, how to achieve a fair distribution of income, build a harnaonious society and realize common prosperity has become a major problem in China＇s economic reform, which needs to be solved. Taxation as an important means of macroeconomic control the government, has a unique role to adjust income distribution and narrow the income gap. Taxation can not be replaced by other policies, the development of which has been confirmed by the practice in developed market economies of Western countries. In order to improve the distribution of income inequality in our country, we need to regulate the initial distribution and redistribution. Therefore, limiting public power, strengthening monopoly regulation and standardizing the labor market are the key, while the macro-control means, such as taxes, transfer payments and social security should be widely adopted. Practice during our transition period shows that adjusting personal income distribution through the tax system is an important part of the government＇s public policy, but also an objective requirement of building a socialist harmonious society.展开更多
文摘This research aimed at providing suggestions to rejuvenate the wood carving industry in Taiwan Sanyi. The authors conducted interviews with representative store keepers and sculptors to gain industrial insights, and applied the strategic matrix analysis developed by Dr. Seetoo to examine industrial conditions and formulate strategic suggestions for wood carving companies. The industry was found lack of market orientation, which was considered as the critical factor of the long term depression. However, a market of tourism for nostalgic and cultural experience started developing in the near area, providing opportunities for Sanyi wood carving industry to recover. The main suggestions the authors made are （1） restructuring the product scope to respond to the market, and （2） branding with resorts in near area.
文摘During the past decades, the transformation of the labor market has significantly impacted on workers＇ wage structures and their employment in China. Along with the widening wage gaps and the growing income inequalities, the size of non-standard jobs expanded rapidly in China＇s urban labor market. As a result of this, the concept of working poor has become increasingly applicable to social and labor market realities in China, Based on the household survey data and by using quantitative analysis, this paper attempts to examine the interaction between the compulsory minimum wage standards and the working poor in the period of China＇s economic transition. The results show that for those whose monthly wages higher than the compulsory minimum wage standards were less likely to work poor and that workers with wages lower than the minimum wage floor were vulnerable to working poor, which supported the expectation that the implementation of compulsory minimum wages would help to reduce the risk of being a member among the working poor in China＇s urban labor market.
文摘As a whole society increasingly widespread concern in livelihood issues, at the growing disparity in income gap today, how to achieve a fair distribution of income, build a harnaonious society and realize common prosperity has become a major problem in China＇s economic reform, which needs to be solved. Taxation as an important means of macroeconomic control the government, has a unique role to adjust income distribution and narrow the income gap. Taxation can not be replaced by other policies, the development of which has been confirmed by the practice in developed market economies of Western countries. In order to improve the distribution of income inequality in our country, we need to regulate the initial distribution and redistribution. Therefore, limiting public power, strengthening monopoly regulation and standardizing the labor market are the key, while the macro-control means, such as taxes, transfer payments and social security should be widely adopted. Practice during our transition period shows that adjusting personal income distribution through the tax system is an important part of the government＇s public policy, but also an objective requirement of building a socialist harmonious society.
