对青海财政支出变动的分析及思考

青海是一个幅员辽阔、经济相对落后的省份,财政收支差额大,而且交通、通讯、教育、文化、卫生等方面基础设施有待于进一步完善,加上材料、设备和人工成本的提高,进一步加大了青海省的财政负担。分析青海财政支出总量和支出结构的变化趋势,寻找解决问题的突破口,提高青海省财政支出效率,是促进青海经济社会又好又快发展的前提。     

现代企业财务治理中存在的问题及其对策

财务治理是公司治理结构中一个非常重要的组成部分。企业财务治理效率的高低,直接影响着公司治理的好坏以及企业的生存和可持续发展。针对现代企业财务治理的现状,优化股权结构、建立共同治理的财务决策机制、完善激励与约束机制以及强化监事会独立的监督权利,是完善现代企业财务治理措施的必然选择。     

20世纪初天津的金融风潮及其应对机制

20世纪最初的十年 ,天津金融市场接连发生六七次金融风潮。这些金融风潮有着各自不同的原因和背景 ,但其深层次原因在于 ,在天津对外贸易发展的过程中金融业自身发展的不足。主要表现在金融业基础的脆弱 ,金融制度的混乱及制度变迁的滞后。面对一次次金融风潮 ,天津官商共同寻求应对策略 ,但更多的是针对性的对策 ,而较少具有根本意义的制度性建设。这一切都表明天津金融市场面临这样的变局所显现出的明显的不适应     

金融业经营模式的演变及我国金融业混业经营之法律应对

在当今经济信息化全球化和各国金融业在激烈竞争中走向全面开放的背景下,坚持分业经营必然会大大降低中国金融业的国家竞争能力.本文在分析金融业经营管理模式的基础上,对中国金融业混业经营的必要性以及法律应对措施进行了相应探讨.     

金融危机对青海地方税收的影响及对策

由美国次贷危机引发的全球金融危机,给我国经济发展带来了一定影响,进而对地方税收也产生了较大影响。本文结合青海实际,首先分析了金融危机背景下青海地方税收呈现的主要特点;进而从不同角度深入分析了影响青海地方税收增减的主要因素;最后提出了金融危机背景下促进青海地方税收增长的路径选择等。     

Financial crises and the balance of power in international finance, 1890–2010

Has the centre of gravity of international finance irreversibly started to shift from the Atlantic to the Pacific since the financial debacle of 2007-2008? This article discusses this highly topical question in a historical perspective, by considering previous changes in the balance of power in international finance and the role played by global financial in these changes. Particular attention is paid to the Baring Crisis of 1890, the American Panic of 1907, the financial crisis of July -August 1914, the banking crises of the Great Depression of the 1930s, the financial instability of the early 1970s and the ensuing banking failures, the International Debt Crisis of 1982, and the Japanese Banking Crisis of 1997-8. The article concludes that financial crisis, perhaps surprisingly, did not lead to clear changes in the balance of power in international finance; and that the financial debacle of 2007-8 is unlikely, in the medium-term, to fundamentally alter the current order.     

The Queen as ‘social mannequin’. Consumerism and expenditure at the Court of Isabeau of Bavaria, 1393–1422

Unjustifiably, but often, dismissed as the driest of sources, medieval accounts can be a mine of historical and social information, and those of Isabeau of Bavaria, queen of Charles VI of France, are particularly fascinating. One of the many consequences of the king's lifelong mental instability was the development of an entirely separate financial administration for his wife and children, and this combination of radical innovation and unprecedented levels of expenditure has meant that scrutiny of Isabeau's accounts — the best preserved and most extensive of any medieval queen of France — has been considered fundamental in almost all biographical works. Although this paper looks at what could be regarded as a frivolous topic in Isabeau's wardrobe, the social concept of the royal lady as decorative fashion-plate has been particularly pertinent in recent years, but also has a long-standing pedigree. The necessity and public display of wealth were always an intrinsic element of medieval queenship, and a number of these wider themes will be explored alongside detailed analysis of two example accounts.     

The Ambivalence of Anti-Austerity Indignation in Greece: Resistance,Hegemony and Complicity

This article engages with a contradiction that can help us appreciate the ambiguity and complexity of indirect resistance as this is articulated in informal everyday contexts: many citizens in Greece boldly challenge the antisocial austerity measures that have plagued their lives, highlighting how these represent a hegemonic imposition led by foreign centres of economic power. Their anti-hegemonic critique, however, often recycles a dislike for foreigners and xenophobia, echoing more pervasive hegemonic narratives (for example, a crypto-colonial identification of Greece with the West). To deal with this contradiction, I stress the need to (1) de-pathologize local indignant discourse (avoiding the orientalization of anti-austerity discourse as emotional or inconsequential) and (2) acknowledge that indirect resistance may represent an astute critique of visible inequalities, but is not isolated from overarching hegemonic ideological influences that shape local interpretations of historical/economic causality.     

The Challenges of Financial Responsibility in the Tribal Administration of Bechuanaland Protectorate, 1919–1966

Abstract

This account of tribal finances in Bechuanaland Protectorate under British colonial rule argues that while the treasury dispensation made the tribes responsible for their finances, it also brought about a new dynamic and challenge in tribal communities as a result of a new monetary and financial system. Little or inadequate remuneration led to low morale, theft, and the employment of incompetent personnel in some instances. The colonial authority needed the chiefs to run tribal affairs and for political stability. As a result, chiefs often escaped unpunished whenever they were involved in peculation of funds. On the other hand, when tribal revenue workers did the same they were harshly dealt with. Efficiency and corruption in the treasury system differed from one area to another and was dependent on the character of the chief in the area.