简介：Forthedevelopmentprocessintherapidlygrowingeconomies,knowledgetransferandtechnologycooperationarebecomingimportantissues.Researchandtechnologicalcompetencesarekeyindicatorsfortheabsorptivecapacityofsustainabilitytechnologiesandfortheabilitytoexportthem.TheseissuesareanalyzedempiricallyforBrazil,Russia,India,ChinaandSouthAfrica(BRICS).SustainabilityrelatedresearchinBRICSismostlycarriedoutwithinbroader,moresectororientedprogrammes.SpecializationpatternsofinternationalpatentsandinforeigntradeindicatevariousstrengthsandweaknessesoftheBRICScountries.Thedifferenceswithinthecountriesimplythattheanalysismustproceedatatechnologyspecificlevel.Chinahasconsiderablecapabilitiesintechnologiessuchasphotovoltaics,solarthermalorbuildings.Thereisastrongneedforstrategicpositioningofthecountriesandforcoordinationofthevariouspolicyfieldsinvolved.

简介：Sustainabledevelopmentisoneofthemostimportantideas,andgoalsofourtime.Itisdefinedas'developmentwhichmeetstheneedsandaspirationsofthecurrentgenerationanddevelopssafeandsoundsocietyforfuturegeneration'.Achievingsustainabledevelopmentthusinvolvesavigorousandurgentdebateondifferentdimensions.Thedifferentdimensionsofsustainabilityasaframeworkinvolveallissuessuchasscience,technology,economicgrowthanddevelopment,health,education,financeinvestmentandtrade,politics,naturaldisasters,populationgrowthandterrorism,etc.Nosingledimensionisresponsibletodevelopsustainablesociety.Thisarticlemainlydescribedtheintegratedrelationshipamongthethreedimensionsofsustainability.

简介：Theattitudeoftheleastadvantagedpeopletoincomeinequalityisimportantinregardtosocialstability,whichisalsoamajorconcernofthegovernmentandresearchersinChina.ThispaperaimedtoinvestigatetheperceptionsandattitudesoftheleastadvantagedpeopletowardincomeinequalityinChina.Anempiricalanalysiswasconductedonfarmers’attitudestoincomeinequalitybasedonaquestionnairesurveyof308farmersinfourvillagesinYingshan,HubeiProvince.Ourresultsshowthattherespondentsconsidertheincomeinequalityassevere,andability,hardwork,andindividualchoicesarethemajordeterminantfactorsofincome.Itisshownthatfarmersinlessdevelopedareasaremorelikelytoacceptincomeinequality,andtheyascribethistotheirownfailureratherthantosocialinjustice.However,itisnotthecasethatpeoplelivinginpoverty-strickenareasaresatisfiedwithantipovertypolicies;andthesepoliciesareexpectedtobefurtherimprovedtoincreasetheincomeofthepoor.

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简介：Theobjectiveofsocialdevelopmentistoconstructaharmonioussociety.InChina,thekeytoaharmonioussocietyisthehappinessofmorethan900millionfarmerslivingintheruralareas.Thisstudyaimedtomeasureruralresidents'subjectivewell-being(SWB)throughthedayreconstructionmethod,aswellastoanalyzeSWB'sinfluencingfactorsthroughavarietyofstatisticalmethods.TheresultsshowedthattheaverageUindexwas12.79%,indicatingthatrespondentswereunhappy12.79%ofthetime.Twenty-sevenpercentofthepopulationhadaUindexgreaterthan0,withtheaveragevaluebeing47%,indicatingthatthesepeoplewereunhappy47%ofthetime.ThestudyalsofoundthatSWBvariedaccordingtothecharacteristicsoftherespondents.Logisticregressionanalysisshowedthatsocialanddemographicfactors,includingage,education,county,householdsize,generationnumber,percapitaincome,migrationstatusandsocialnetworking,whichsignificantlyaffectedruralresidents'SWB.Thesizeoftheimpactvariedwiththedifferentfactors.

简介：BasedonananalysisofmajorrecentsocialeventsinChina,suchasthe2008BeijingOlympicGames,2010ShanghaiWorldExpo,2014NanjingYouthOlympicGames,and2014BeijingAsiaPacificEconomicCooperationConference,mandatory,temporary,andindemnificatoryquantitativepoliciesaimedatprotectingairquality,whichwerecarriedoutbybothcentralandlocalgovernments,madesubstantialcontributionstochangesandimprovementsinairquality.Tosomeextent,thefindingsshowthatcommandandcontrolmeasuresplayasignificantroleinprotectingairquality,whilethelawandeconomicandvoluntaryenvironmentalsafeguardmeasuresdonotduringmajorsocialevents.Therefore,itremindsustheairqualitycouldandwillimprovenotonlyduringmajorsocialeventsbutalsointheregulardaysifweimplementappropriateenvironmentalpoliciesandsafeguardmeasures.

简介：'Tourism-AssistingthePoor'hasbeenanimportantapproachinanti-povertystrategy.Studiessuggestthattheconventionaltourismmodelfailstogeneratebenefitsforthepoorandtosomeextentenlargesthegapbetweenthepoorandtherich,whichsubsequentlycausesmoresocialproblems.Pro-poortourism(PPT)isregardedasanalternativemodel.Preciselytargetedassistancetothepooristhekeytoinitiatingthismodel,whiletheinstitutionalchangeandimplementationmechanismareessentialtorunitsuccessfullyandsustainably.Socialentrepreneurshipfocusingonsocialvalueswhileadoptingmodernbusinessphilosophyhasbeenintroducedrecentlyasaninstrumentinhelpingdisadvantagepopulation.ThispapertakestheSmanguscommunityinTaiwanasanexampletoexploretheroleofsocialentrepreneurshipandsocialenterprisesinPPTdevelopment.Italsodiscussestheirimplicationsfortheanti-povertypracticeinotherregionsincludingethnicareasinChina.

简介：BasedonthesurveydataoftypicalvillagesinShaanxiProvince,China,theeffectofsocialcapitalontheincomegapoffarmers’householdswasanalyzedusingtheShapleyvalueofthetotalamountofsocialcapitalandthesocialcapitalstructure.Theresultsshowthefollowing:first,socialcapitalcanexpandthehouseholdincomegap,andtheeffectofthisindexonthehouseholdincomegapis7.54%.Second,theindexesofthesocialcapitaldimensioncanexpandthehouseholdincomegap,andthestructuraleffectsofthehouseholdincomegaponsocialnetworks,socialtrust,andsocialparticipationare3.17%,3.64%,and0.65%,respectively.Third,nodimensionofthepathisthesameastheeffectonthehouseholdincomegap.

简介：Inrecentyears,carbonemissionshavegraduallyevolvedfromanenvironmentissueintoapoliticalandeconomicone.Carbontariffhasbroughtaboutnewtradebarriersofdevelopedcountries,andinordertoenhancetheindustrialcompetitivenessofdevelopedcountries,itwillproduceunfavorableimpactondevelopingcountries.Concentratedonthemanufacturingindustry,whichisthemostintensivehigh-carbonindustryinChina’sexportstructure,thisarticlestudiestherelationshipbetweencarbontariffpolicyandindustrystructureofexporttradeandbuildsuparelationbetweenclimatechangeandinternationaltrade.First,bymeansofestablishingapartialequilibriummodel,itappliesgeometricanalysisandmathematicalanalysistocomputetheimpactonChina’smanufacturingexporttradeandtheconsequencesoftheintroductionoftheUScarbontarifftoChina’smanufacturingindustrythathasalreadyimposedadomesticshippingcarbontax.Furthermore,withtheapplicationoftheGTAPmodel,itestimatestheoveralleconomicandwelfareeffectsonChina’smanufacturingindustryiftheUSandEuropeintroducecarbontariffbymeansoffourways,andthenanalyzestheinfluenceonChina’smanufacturingindustryexportstructureandsocialwelfareaswell.TheresultshowsthattheintroductionoftheUScarbonimporttarifflowersChina’sexportpriceandexportvolume,andtheimplementationofadomesticcarbontaxjustifiesahigherexportpriceandalowerexportvolumeforChina.However,thedegreeofexportreductionissmallerthanthatundertheeffectoftheUScarbontariff.InthecaseofdevelopedcountriesimposingcarbontariffonChina’senergy-intensiveindustries,suchaschemicalrubberproducts,oilandcoal-processingindustryandpaperindustry,whoseexportwouldbereduced,thenegativeimpactonthepaperindustryistheseverest,whichwilldecreasethepaperindustry’sexportrangingfrom1.79%to6.05%,whereastheotherindustries’exportwillincrease.Anyhow,itwillpromoteChina�