30 years of prosperity in China's non-state economy

This article analyzes the basic experiences in the reform and development of China’s non-state-owned economy,based on a review of its distinctive features and major achievements of sustained rapid development over the last three decades since reform and opening began. It also identifies the problems facing further reform and development of China’s non-state-owned economy. Finally,it presents an outlook of the future of non-state-owned economic development. Looking ahead,the collectively owned economy in urban areas and townships is expected to enter a new stage of development based on transition and transformation; the individual and private economy will reach new heights of development; foreign invested enterprises will further boost economic and technological investment and raise the technological content of output.

CHINA'S REGIONAL DISPARITY IN 1981-2000:OPENNESS AND DEVELOPMENT OF NON-STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES AND FISCAL DECENTRALIZATION

While China's economic growth has been impressive since 1978, regional disparity in terms of provincial per capita GDP has been increasing. On the other hand, this rapid but uneven growth was accompanied by China's deepening openness and structural reforms including the development of non-state-owned enterprises (non-SOEs) and fiscal decentralization. Based on quantitative analyses, this paper tries to explore the features of regional disparity in China and the relationships between regional growth and China's openness and economic structure reforms in the period from 1981 to 2000. The paper finds that the catching-up of the coastal region to the initially rich provinces, which are mainly located in inland areas, brought about a convergence of the growth pattern across provinces in the 1980s.The subsequent divergence in the provincial growth rates between the coast and the interior generated an enlarging regional disparity in China in the 1990s. The ever-faster growth in the coastal region was benefited by China's openness and the development of non-state-owned enterprises. The development of non-state-owned enterprises underlies the higher operational efficiency in the coastal region. Additionally, with the insignificant regression results, fiscal decentralization was observed to facilitate faster growth in the coast region. The findings justify the initiative of the 'West Region Development Strategy' and offer some policy implications for China.

Securitization and State Sponsorship of Non-State Actors: Analyzing the Saudi-Iranian Rivalry

This article investigates the dynamics of rivalry and state sponsorship of non-state actors by explaining the Saudi-Iranian rivalry through the lens of securitization theory.The study elucidates that despite the enduring nature of their rivalry,both Iran and Saudi Arabia have exhibited a degree of restraint in escalating their conflicting dyadic relationship.It further notes that this behavior has forced them to securitize various issues in the region,framing them as potential threats to national and regime security,that has allowed them to build alliance and provide critical support to nonstate actors across the region.By so doing,Tehran and Riyadh seek to expand their influence and hunt their strategic and tactical objectives within the Middle East.This policy is primarily driven by geopolitical concerns rather than ideological or ethnic entitlements.

Post-Arab Spring:The Arab World between the Dilemma of the Nation-State and the Rise of Violent Non-State Actors(VNSAs)

The Arab world has witnessed two interrelated phenomena after the Arab Spring.The first is the aggravation of the crisis of the nationstate,where many states experienced failure and disintegration,such as Libya,Syria and Yemen,while many other states continued to suffer from weakness.The second is the rise of violent non-state actors(VNSAS)such as terrorist jihadi organisations,warlords,organised crime syndicates and armed militias affiliated with political parties,tribal,ethnic and sectarian groups.The second phenomenon is a natural outcome of the first one.When the state fails,it becomes unable to monopolise the use of force,impose its control over its territory and secure it borders.These conditions create a security and political vacuum and ungoverned spaces,which are considered a suitable environment for the expansion of VNSAs.Currently,in many Arab states,the role of VNSAs makes state-building and peacemaking efforts more difficult and complicated.This article aims to analyse the causes of the crisis of nation-state building in the Arab world,which explains the failure and collapse of many Arab states once the authoritarian regimes that have governed them for decades collapsed.Also,it discusses the types of VNSAs and the reasons behind the expansion of these actors and the escalation of their roles in many Arab countries,particularly in the post-Arab Spring era.Additionally,the future of VNSAS will be examined.

SPECIAL ISSUE： ANTI-CORRUPTION STRATEGIES IN TRANSITIONAL CHINA-- Criminal Sanctions against Non-state Functionaries Who Accept Bribes and Abuse Public Power

为了惩处非公职人员利用公共权力受贿的行为，中国刑法反腐败体系先后经历了以共同犯罪模式处罚到以单独犯罪模式处罚，以及由司法解释探索处罚规则到由刑法典直接规定罪刑规范的转变。司法解释格外关注对与公职人员有共同利益关系的非公职人员的处罚，利用影响力受贿罪是为解决司法解释产生的刑法真空而设，但是又出现了新的法律障碍。利用影响力受贿罪主体的一般化应是今后的完善方向。

非国有资本参股对国有企业数字化转型的影响研究

国有企业推进数字化转型在促进自身发展升级时也能产生广泛的社会价值。基于2007—2020年上市企业数据,对非国有资本参股与国有企业数字化转型的关系及其内在机理进行实证分析。研究结果表明:国有企业在数字化转型中面临情境式困境,非国有资本参股通过加强企业创新动力、激发高管企业家精神与完善人才激励机制促进数字化转型,从而实现国有经济的高质量发展,但其效果会因国有企业特征、非国有资本特征以及外部环境特征有所差异。

非国有董事治理积极性与国有企业审计意见决策

如何发挥非国有董事治理积极性以提高国有企业审计意见质量,实现国有资产保值增值,是深化国有企业改革亟需研究的问题。以2013—2022年A股国有企业上市公司为样本,构建离散选择模型,以投非赞成票代理非国有董事治理积极性。研究发现,非国有董事治理积极性越高,越能够提示应计盈余管理风险,审计师越倾向出具非标准审计意见;第一大非国有股东持股比例越高,混改国有企业股权集中度越低,非国有董事治理积极性与审计意见谨慎性的关系越显著。经过稳健性检验,研究结论不变。进一步研究发现,非国有董事积极履行治理职能导致审计意见质量提高有利于混改国有企业资产保值增值,实现国有企业混改主要目标。研究结论对于国有企业审计师正确决策审计意见、非国有董事有效维权、政府监管部门和混改国有企业充分尊重非国有董事治理的积极性、实现国有企业改革目标,均具有启示意义。

国有经济如何影响非国有企业劳动收入份额?

基于中国工业企业数据,实证检验了国有经济对非国有企业劳动收入份额的影响。结果发现,国有经济比重上升能够显著提高非国有企业的劳动收入份额,且该影响是国有经济工资溢出效应和效率损失效应共同作用的结果。当国有经济比重较低时,其工资溢出效应是提高非国有企业劳动收入份额的主要方面;当国有经济比重较高时,其效率损失效应在提高非国有企业劳动收入份额中的作用更加突出。异质性检验发现,当国有企业有更高工资或更低效率时,国有经济提升非国有企业劳动收入份额的作用会增强。当劳动力供给充足或市场化程度较高时,国有经济对非国有企业劳动收入份额的提升效果会下降。因此,不断完善社会主义市场经济体制,深化国有企业改革,保持合理的所有制结构有利于促进民营经济健康发展。

开挖前抽水条件下基坑围挡两侧非极限土压力计算模型

基坑开挖前的坑内抽水可引起围挡发生厘米级的侧移,但现行基坑设计理论仅提出了基于弹性支点法的土方开挖诱发围挡受力变形的计算方法,却并未提出如何计算基坑开挖前抽水引起的围挡侧移。若要沿用弹性支点法进行抽水侧移的计算,则如何确定抽水过程中围挡两侧土压力分布成为关键。为了提出基坑开挖前抽水条件下围挡两侧土压力的计算模型,首先提出了基坑开挖前抽水过程中围挡两侧土体受扰动区形态与范围;然后探明了扰动区内土体应变分布规律并提出土体应变分布模式;进一步地,建立了土体应变与围挡侧移的数学方程,并结合土体应力−应变方程最终构建了开挖前抽水条件下考虑基坑围挡侧移影响的土压力计算模型。所提出的土压力模型能够反映基坑开挖前抽水过程中围挡侧移对土压力的非线性影响,公式形式简单,参数取值方便,可为后续预测抽水引起的基坑围挡侧移提供重要基础。

国家对非国家行为体行使自卫权的国际法律问题研究

随着全球化和国际事务的不断演变,非国家行为体在国际关系中的角色愈发凸显。本文探讨国家是否有权对非国家行为体行使自卫权的问题,认为国际法并未明确排除面对武力攻击时国家对非国家行为体行使自卫权的可能,同时指出尽管“不愿或不能”测试在维护受害国国家安全和非国家行为体所在领土国主权之间保持了微妙平衡,但这个学说缺乏学理支撑且国际上未形成法律确信,自卫权行使仍需遵循“必要性”和“相称性”原则。因此,在面临来自非国家行为体的武力攻击时,国家有权采取包括自卫权在内的必要行动来维护国家安全,但各国必须深化在国际和地区事务中的沟通协作,捍卫以国际法为基础的国际秩序,确保自卫权的行使符合国际社会的共同利益和国际和平与安全的目标。

非国有股东委派董事会影响国有企业分红水平吗?

现金分红是回报投资者的重要方式,对于构建高效有序的资本市场至关重要。混合所有制改革后,非国有股东进驻国有企业并取得董事会权力有助于改善治理行为,这能否提升国有企业的现金分红水平呢?基于上述问题,将非国有股东董事会权力与国有企业分红纳入同一解释模型,并进行实证检验。研究发现,非国有股东董事会权力的取得能够显著提升分红水平;当派出超额董事时,分红水平将进一步提升;机制分析表明,这一作用主要是通过减轻国有企业政策负担和降低代理成本得以实现;异质性分析发现,该结果在地方国有企业和实际控制人权力较大的条件下更为显著。

非国有股东参与治理影响国有企业战略激进度吗?

以2008—2020年国有上市制造企业为样本,手工收集非国有股东控制权数据构建非国有股东参与治理指标,分析股权和控制权非对等配置逻辑下非国有股东参与治理对国有企业战略激进度的影响,分析结果显示二者呈倒U型关系。因此,混合所有制改革不仅仅是股权层面的混合,更要考虑非国有股东控制权比例的合理安排,才能更好地发挥不同所有制资本的协同治理效应。进一步的分析结果显示,高金字塔层级组国有企业、地方国有企业及低市场化程度地区国有企业中的上述关系更为明显。该结论对国有企业混合所有制改革中推动非国有资本融入内部治理机制有一定的参考价值。

非国有股东超额委派董事能提升MD&A信息含量吗

新形势下,国有企业通过引入非国有资本以完善公司治理和市场化运营成为重要议题。现有关于非国有股东委派董事的研究大多关注经营与投资决策,鲜有涉及MD&A信息含量的相关探讨,因此,本文以2013—2021年国有上市公司为研究样本,实证检验了非国有股东超额委派董事对MD&A信息含量的影响及其机理。研究发现,非国有股东超额委派董事能显著提升MD&A信息含量;异质性检验发现,当公司治理水平较低和产品市场竞争程度较高时,非国有股东超额委派董事的作用更为明显;机制研究发现,非国有股东超额委派董事主要通过提供增量信息与发挥监督效应的渠道提升MD&A信息含量;经济后果检验发现,信息含量的提升显著提高了资本配置效率与外部投资者信心。研究结论为有效推动混合所有制改革,充分发挥非国有资本参与治理提供了新的视角与经验证据。

非国有股东超额委派董事与国有企业数字化转型

文章基于2008-2021年A股国有上市公司数据,探究非国有股东超额委派董事对国有企业数字化转型的影响。研究发现:非国有股东超额委派董事能够显著提升国企数字化转型水平,且主要通过增强创新能力、促进股权激励与缓解融资约束三条路径来实现;异质性检验表明,上述关系在地方性国企、竞争性行业以及分析师关注程度较高的国企中更为显著;扩展性分析发现,当非国有股东超额委派董事时国有企业数字化转型的价值创造效应凸显。文章丰富了非国有股东治理的研究,同时为国企提高数字化水平、实现高质量发展提供理论依据。

Paradiplomacy for Non-recognized States:Case of Palestine

This paper endeavours to elucidate the intricacies of Palestinian Paradiplomacy,focusing in the political impetus pioneered by its principle actors,namely the Palestine Liberation Organisation(PLO)and subsequently,the establishment of the Palestinian National Authority(PNA).Additionally,attention will be directed towards the creation of the Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs(PMOFA)and its subsidiary,the Palestinian International Cooperation Agency(PICA),albeit briefly discussed.Drawing inspiration from Alexander S.Kuznetsov’s seminal work“Theory and Practice of Paradiplomacy:Subnational Governments in International Affairs”(2015),this paper tries to scrutinize the trajectory of Palestinian paradiplomacy and its evolutionary course over time.When it comes to activity and growth,Palestinian paradiplomacy has a unique profile.The way in which topics pertaining to nations are not yet recognized has a great deal of bearing on current discussions and academic research about urgent political concerns like the right to self-determination and human rights.The analysis of de facto states via the prism of paradiplomacy naturally arises from the dominant state recognition procedures in international politics.

反腐败斗争对推动共同富裕的正向作用——基于省际平衡面板数据(2005—2021)比较分析的实证研究

党的十八大以来,全面从严治党取得了历史性、开创性成就,反腐败斗争取得了压倒性胜利并得到了全面巩固,在此过程中,“反腐败影响经济增长”的论调“若隐若现”。以翔实数据论证反腐败斗争促进经济发展、推动共同富裕目标的事实成为当前极为重要的一个课题。本研究基于2005—2021年省际平衡面板数据,运用双重差分法探讨党的十八大之前和之后两时期反腐败斗争对推动共同富裕的影响。研究发现,进入新时代,反腐败斗争显著促进了共同富裕目标,反腐败斗争可通过促进非国有经济发展与整个要素市场发育而提高地区共同富裕水平。在稳健性分析中,通过安慰剂检验以解决不可观测到的因素对回归结果产生的影响,该结果依然成立。该研究结果价值主要体现在两方面:一者,能有力回应“反腐败影响经济增长”之荒谬论调;另者,能够丰富“反腐败”“共同富裕”等研究领域的相关文献。