Power of Religion in Rural Areas and Its Public Service （Ⅱ） ——An Analysis of Cases in Five Villages

In rural areas in Tibet where religion believers occupy a very high proportion of the population, religious service can also be included into the scope of public services, because it is not only related to local social stability, but also bound up with the quality of life (such as a sense of happiness and the perceived meaning of life) in the view of local people. Investigation in five villages shows how in the rural areas in Tibet, various religious authorities provide such services.     

Power of Religion in Rural Areas and Its Public Service （Ⅲ）——An Analysis of Cases in Five Villages

religious authority is satisfying the spiritual needs of villagers by conducting various kinds of public service activities. In essence, this is filled with idealism.But what could not be denied is the fact that they provide “cultural support” which is positive in nature. But, how does this work？     

Power of Religion In Rural Areas and Its Public Service(Ⅰ)——An Analysis of Cases in Five Villages

In the study of socio-economic development in Tibet, one tends to stress the role of non-economic elements, especially the role of humans and social background.Of these, the role of religious culture isregarded as the most important. How-ever, there are basically two approach-es to the issue: First of all, althoughreligion exerts a varied role on econom-ic growth, legal construction, public wel-fare and ethics, one tends to each only ageneral judgment. Secondly, study of therole played by rel…     

Interview with Village Leaders （1）：Political,Legal and Public Services in Rural Tibet

The Tibetan Areas Development Study Group of the CAS, led by research fellow Wan Luolin （who is the head of the CAS Learning Advisory Committee and original administrative vice president） and research fellow Zhu Ling （deputy director of CAS Economic Research Institute）, developed the extensive research activities in the Tibetan-inhabited areas since 2000, While the study group completed the special subject policy report, it also published some learning achievements such as Choice of Roads to Development in Underdeveloped Areas-Case Study of the Tibetan-Inhabited Areas in Yunnan （published by the Economic Management Press in 2003）and Marketization and Grass-roots Public Serices-Case Study of Tibet （published by Nationality Press in 2005）.In July and August 2005, the study group developed a research program in Garze of Sichuan Province and the Qamdo area of Tibet along the Sichuan-Tibet highway.     

藏族的母亲河——拉萨河纪行（上）

拉萨河发源于青藏高原念青唐古拉山南麓,干流全长551公里,是世界大河雅鲁藏布江的5大支流之一,年平均流量为60亿立方米,约为中国第二大河黄河的八分之一,流域面积近3万平方公里。拉萨河是西藏人民的母亲河,也是一条见证了藏族古老明变迁的历史之河、化之河。拉萨河流域作为西藏政治、经济、化、交通和宗教的中心区域,作为西藏重点发展的“一江(雅鲁藏布江)两河(拉萨河、年楚河)”地区的重要组成部分,近些年拉萨河流域取得了长足的发展和进步。高原早春三月,记踏访了拉萨河两岸,采写了这组实地见闻。希望读能够从一个侧面了解今日西藏的经济和社会发展、人民生活以及历史化、宗教信仰、自然环境的保护和延续状况。