Setting the rules: private power,political underpinnings,and legitimacy in global monetary and financial governance

The role of private market agents in global monetary and financial governance has increased as globalization has proceeded. This shift in both markets and patterns of governance has often been encouraged by states themselves in pursuit of liberalization policies. Much of the literature views these developments in a positive light, yet there are other aspects of these developments that also merit attention. This article supports its central propositions with two cases of emerging global financial governance processes: the Basel II capital adequacy standards for international banking supervision and the International Organization of Securities Commissions‐based transnational regulatory processes underpinning the functioning of cross‐border securities markets. Based on the case findings, the article argues first that private sector self‐regulation and/or public‐private partnership in governance processes can leave public authorities vulnerable to dependence on the information and expertise provided by private agents in a fast‐moving market environment. Policy in the vital domain of financial regulation has been increasingly aligned to private sector preferences to a degree that should raise fears of bureaucratic capture. Second, the article contends that the overall outcome in terms of global financial system efficiency and stability has been mixed, bringing a range of important benefits but also instability and crisis for many societies to a degree that has led to challenges to global governance itself. The case material indicates that the input, output and accountability phases of legitimacy in global monetary and financial governance are highly problematic, and much of the problem relates to the way in which private market agents are integrated into the decision‐making process. Third, the article posits that a better consideration of these three ‘phases’ of legitimacy and their interrelationships is likely to enhance the political underpinnings and legitimacy of global financial and monetary order.     

敦煌文献断代方法综述

本文从纸张、书法、文字、正背面、形制、品相、写卷内容、出土地等八个要素考察了敦煌文献的断代,并解释了敦煌文献断代不能唯一的某些原因。     

历史文献龙门史事辑零

伊阙自古以来即为黄淮、江汉之间重要的交通孔道,其以文化遗产彰显于历史,不仅因为中古以降的佛教石窟艺术,且与三代以还的其他人文史事保持有密切的关联。今以笔者平日阅读所经眼,辑录一组涉及当地往日掌故的文献史料,从中可以看出历代政要闻人或因军戎倥偬结集于峡谷,或以迁徙往来羁旅于驿馆,或以乡土生计辗转于村落,或以结缘法门酬唱于寺院。其斑驳纷织、行色各异的地域事象,从人文视阈折射着当年一处地理形胜流光溢彩的韶华岁月。     

中国最早“失镴法”春秋中期“蛇网盖冠龙虎方壶”的铸法论证

蛇网盖冠龙虎方壶等铜器上的透空精饰,并非“失蜡法”或“失铅法”所制,而为“失镴法”精心杰作。     

钧窑瓷

乳光釉和窑变是钧窑的两大特点,蓝、红是钧窑瓷的两大瓷色,胎体不净、胎色不纯是钩窑资的两大缺憾。     

试析殷海光晚年的"五四"观--以《中国文化的展望》为中心

殷海光在晚年重新审视了五四运动的成就，对五四时期的自由、民主等理念进行了相应的理性反思，进而以超越五四的姿态，主张以“道德、自由、民主、科学”为中国化建设的基本路径，其有关缺失值得适当厘清。殷海光对五四问题的关注和解读不仅直接影响了学生林毓生、张灏等人，而且至今仍具有弥足珍视的现实意义，理当置于我们的思想资源中。     

旅游体验前后日常环境行为对具体地点环境行为的影响——以大学生黄山旅游体验为例

明确日常生活中与旅游情境下环境责任行为之间的关系对于推进个体环境责任行为具有重要意义。将黄山旅游体验操作化为体验经历，以同一批次黄山旅游者游前、游后的环境责任行为调查数据为基础，运用Smart PLS软件，基于最小二乘法，对游前和游后的日常环境责任行为对具体地点环境责任行为之间的影响关系进行检验。研究结果表明：①游前和游后数据均显示，日常环境责任行为不同维度均部分影响具体地点环境责任行为，但影响有限。②行为之间相似性越高，越容易产生影响。③旅游体验后的日常环境责任行为对具体地点环境责任行为的影响略大于游前两者之间的影响，旅游体验可能会增强行为之间的正向影响。     

铁路交通流视角下中原城市群城市体系演变：基于城市中心性与中介性的分析

城市体系研究主要关注城市的节点性与城际关系两个方面，而城市网络研究将这两个关键要素统一起来，为进一步探讨此问题提供了新的思路。通过城际联系的视角，本文从城市的“中心性”和“中介性”两个维度来重新定义城市的节点地位。基于此，研究分析了铁路交通流视角下近十年来中原城市群城市体系整体和局部的结构变化，试图提供一种网络视角下城市体系演变的不同图景。研究发现：①城市中心性和中介性呈现出截然相反的变化趋势；②高中介性的门户城市更易提升自身地位；③城市中心性的层级结构愈发显著，而中介性更加扁平。在一体化建设的背景下，研究讨论了中原城市群城际体系演变的特征与问题。     

吉林省鸭绿江右岸良民遗址出土一种特殊状态过火铁器的初步研究

为了了解过火铁器特殊形貌产生的原因和保存的真实状况,采用扫描电镜、体式显微镜、拉曼光谱仪等方法,对吉林省集安良民云峰水库出土的部分过火铁器样品本身和环境进行分析。结果表明这些铁器经火葬高温加热,其基体中的铁已完全转变为赤铁矿而使化学性质变得非常稳定,但质地变硬且脆、机械强度降低。一定程度的高温在改变器物性能的的同时,也制造出黑灰泛蓝的颜色效果。过火器物匀致多孔的微观结构,使器物表面质感干涩。本研究对文物保护中过火铁器的腐蚀与保存、考古学中丧葬习俗研究等具有一定的参考。     

论周恩来的非洲政策理念

周恩来总理为缔造中非友好关系做出了杰出的贡献,他的非洲理念奠定了中国对非洲外交政策的基础。周恩来作为马克思主义者,很早就树立了中国与非洲是命运共同体的基本认识,为了确定新中国对非洲政策,他又多次亲赴非洲进行实地调查研究。本文通过阐述周恩来非洲政策理念的形成、发展、要点及其典型实践,旨在为今天我们发展中非战略伙伴关系提供些许历史智慧。