渝鄂湘黔接壤贫困山区农村劳动力就业转移研究

渝鄂湘黔接壤地区是位居我国腹心的重要待开发贫困山区。农村劳动力严重过剩,就业转移问题;突出,１９９６年农村劳动力剩余量达８００～１０００万人,且呈增长趋势。到２０１０年,农村劳动力将达２２００万人,剩余量约达１２００～１４００万人,就业压力很大。本区农村劳动力就业转移应实行就地转移和输出转移双管齐下,其转移的主要领域包括商品农业、乡镇企业、生态经济经营型生态环境建设及劳务输出等。研究结果说明,上述     

农地流转与农户生计策略联合决策研究

基于中国家庭追踪调查(CFPS)2014年农村住户数据,采用多元probit模型实证检验了农户土地流转决策、农户种植经济作物决策和非农劳动力转移决策之间的相互影响。研究发现:①农户土地流转与劳动力非农转移和经济作物种植生计决策相互关联。总体而言,土地转入与种植经济作物决策正相关,与非农劳动力转移决策负相关。土地转出与非农劳动力转移决策正相关,与种植经济作物决策负相关。②土地流转与农户非农劳动力转移和经济作物种植等生计策略的关系与农地流转规模相关,小规模和中等规模的土地转入与非农劳动力转移之间未有显著关系,与经济作物种植决策具有显著正向关系,但大规模的土地转入与农户经济作物种植决策和非农就业决策显著负相关。③土地流转是否影响农户生计多样化决策还取决于地区机械化程度。机械化程度较高的平原地区土地转入决策与农户非农劳动力转移和经济作物种植决策未有显著关系,而机械化程度较低的高山、丘陵、高原等地区土地转入决策与农户种植经济作物和非农就业决策分别存在正相关和负相关关系,表明随着机械化对农业劳动力替代程度的增强,土地流转对农户劳动力配置的影响效应减弱。政策建议是:①统筹推进农村土地、劳动力市场发展,推动农户土地流转参与,促进转出户生计向非农专业化转移,促进转入户农地适度规模经营;②完善农机社会化服务市场,提高农机和农技融合使用深度和广度,提高农机对农业劳动力的替代弹性,增强转入户农业劳动力农地规模经营的能力,增加农业生产比较收益。     

选择性转移、转移成本与中国城乡收入差距变动

本文通过构建由城镇正规、非正规与农村农业部门组成的农村劳动力择优向城镇转移情形下的三部门经济生产和分配模型,对我国20世纪90年代初期以来存在极强选择性和具有高昂转移成本下的城乡劳动力转移对我国城乡收入差距可能产生的影响进行了理论分析,并根据模型对影响进行了数值模拟实验。研究结果表明,农村劳动力的择优转移和转移成本会内生性地引致我国城乡收入差距的扩大。究其原因,主要在于农村中相对优质的劳动力进入到城镇就业,在给城镇居民带来更多回报率较高投资机会的同时,而农业则由于优质人力资本的流出而大大延滞了其发展速度,这种"一促一抑"、"一荣一损"的内在机制势必引致城乡收入差距的扩大,同时转移成本的存在会放大收入差距扩大的程度。进一步地,通过把劳动力选择性转移与随机转移和劣者淘汰不同情形下我国可能出现的城乡收入差距进行对比的反事实分析表明,20世纪90年代初期以来在我国农村大量劳动力不断向城镇转移就业的过程中,劳动力很强择优转移的特性在城乡收入差距进一步扩大中贡献了约1/3的份额,而往返流动的转移成本在城乡收入差距扩大中产生了大约1.2倍的乘数效应,这是本研究得到的两个重要量化结果。为了缩小我国城乡收入差距,文章建议要为农民工市民化创造便利条件,为城乡间资本要素自由流动提供便利渠道,需要将城镇化建设与新农村建设很好地结合,特别是要最大限度地释放农村经济社会发展的自身活力以让农村能人能够在当地更好地施展才干。     

中国退耕还林工程是否有助于劳动力结构调整

退耕还林工程是我国"十一五"和"十二五"期间旨在治理水土流失、防御洪涝灾害、改善生态环境的重点生态计划,自1999年实施以来取得了良好的生态效益和人文效益。但是,其对农户劳动力转移产生的影响,学术界目前尚无定论。本文使用文献析出法对相关研究进行了系统的分析和总结。分析表明:退耕还林工程实施后,农户的生活水平显著提高;然而在该工程是否促进农村剩余劳动力转移的问题上,仍存在两种对立的观点,即:"退耕还林造成了农村剩余劳动力转移","退耕还林没有造成劳动力转移"。我们着重对此问题进行探讨,总的来说这一科学问题在未来还需进一步深入研究。     

河南省农村劳动力转移、第三产业发展与城市化关系分析

有效推进城市化进程是实现城乡协调发展的重要途径。城市化的实质是农村劳动力及其供养人口向非农产业转移并向城市（镇）集聚的过程。在欠发达地区。城市化进程在很大程度上取决于农村剩余劳动力的转移空间．转移空间越大。农村劳动力转移的拉力就越大．城市化进程的速度也就越快。据此。将农村劳动力转移作为城市化的一个主导过程，并基于河南城市化水平较低与第三产业就业比重严重偏低的事实．提出“第三产业内部构成不合理所导致的对农村劳动力转移拉力不足．是制约河南城市化进提的量主要因素”这个假设。通过构建农村劳动力转移模型．对河南农村劳动力转移的影响要素进行定量分析。结果显示该假设是成立的。以此为依据．最后提出河南省通过合理发展第三产业。推进城市化的政策建议。     

论农地制度创新与农业劳动力转移

建国以后我国农地制度经历了一段曲折的发展变迁过程，它一定程度上影响了我国农业劳动力转移、土地资源可持续利用和农村可持续发展。现行农地制度的某些缺陷又对我国农业劳动力转移形成了效率性、功能性、市场性制约。为此，我们应当立足于农地资源可持续利用的基本原则，构建农地财产权新框架，完善农村社会保障制度，培育起以农地承包权流转为主体的市场运行机制，有效地促进我国农业劳动力转移和农村经济可持续发展。     

外出务工经历对回流后劳动力非农就业的影响——基于广东省云浮市的实证研究

改革开放以来,中国大规模的从农村向城镇的人口流动对资源的优化配置和经济快速发展产生了深远的影响。然而,中国的农村劳动力流动正逐渐从单向转变为城乡双向流动的格局,这一变化将深刻影响我国农村地区的发展前景。本文运用广东省西部山区云浮市的农户调查数据,通过构建Logistic非农就业决策模型,探讨劳动力回流对于农村地区非农就业发展的影响。实证结果表明,劳动力的回流的确促进了农村非农就业的发展,对于那些2000年以后回流、在外务工时间较长、变换工作次数较多的具有丰富外出工作经历的回流者尤其如此。这些劳动力在外务工过程中,实现了人力资本的积累,促进其回流后对农村非农经济的参与。随着时间的推移,新生代农民工逐渐成为农村外出劳动力的主体,在新的劳动力流动格局下,农村劳动力的这种特征转变将促使劳动力在回流后加速向非农产业转移,推动欠发达地区县域经济的发展。最后,本文就如何适应新的劳动力市场趋势提出了相应的对策建议。     

中国农村劳动力转移对经济增长贡献的量化研究

本文探究了1991-2011年间我国农村劳动力非农转移的总体规模及产业流向,并定量分析了其对经济增长的贡献。在过去的二十年间,我国农村劳动力非农转移规模从1990年的8673万人增长到2011年的2.5亿多人,其中有53.7%流入第二产业,其余流入第三产业。本文采用历史增长核算法,将经济增长分解为三个贡献要素,即劳动年龄人口规模的增长、劳动生产率的增长及劳动力利用效率的增长。本文计算了1991-2011年各要素的实际年平均增长率及其对经济增长的贡献,然后计算在没有农村非农劳动力转移的假设条件下各要素及经济增长的变化,最后比较二者的差异,即可得到农村非农劳动力转移对经济增长的贡献。研究结果表明,1991-2011年间,这三个经济增长贡献要素的实际年平均增长率分别为1.3%,9.3%及-0.3%,年平均对GDP增长的实际贡献分别为12.2%,90.2%和-2.4%。在没有农村非农劳动力转移的假设条件下,劳动生产率及劳动力利用效率的年平均增长率分别下降至8.9%和-1.4%,而GDP年平均增长率也将从实际的10.3%下降到8.8%。进一步的比较分析表明,持续的农村劳动力的非农转移在20年间使劳动力利用效率年平均提升30.7%,使总劳动生产率年平均提升23.9%,年平均提升比例为63.7%,使GDP年增长率平均提升近1.6个百分点。可见,农村劳动力的非农转移一方面通过对剩余劳动力的利用,提升了劳动力的利用效率,为潜在人口红利提供了实现通道,另一方面通过提升劳动力的产业结构,提升了总体劳动生产率水平,是我国过去并也将是未来经济发展的重要驱动要素。     

资本投入、耕地保护、技术进步与农村剩余劳动力转移

工业化对于一个国家或地区经济腾飞的重要性,已经被西方发达国家的经验和走过的道路所证实。在实现工业化的过程中,农村劳动力转移是世界各国都曾经或必将面对的重要课题。农村剩余劳动力转移既是我国实现持续经济增长必须面对的重大课题,也是解决我国"三农"问题的重要途径。本文的动态模型和基于1978-2008年中国数据的实证分析表明:较多的农村劳动力数量和较少的土地资源禀赋是促进我国农村剩余劳动力转移的原始动力和内在根本原因,而大量的农村劳动力转移到非农产业或城镇,使得农民耕种土地的积极性下降,农地荒芜现象严重,不利于农业的可持续发展,甚至会影响到我国的粮食安全;农业资本投入对农村劳动力转移数量影响显著,增加农业资本投入,既能促进农业的发展,又能促进我国农村劳动力转移;农业技术进步对农村剩余劳动力转移既有正效应,也有负效应,两个效应相互作用或抵消,使得农业技术进步对我国农村剩余劳动力的影响并不显著。本文的研究结论所蕴含的启示是,中国在选择经济发展路径时,应该考虑本国的要素禀赋结构,特别是要充分利用本国富裕的农村剩余劳动力资源。     

劳动力转移、性别差异与农地流转及合约选择

通过构建“劳动力转移-性别差异-农地流转及合约选择”分析框架,分析劳动力转移性别差异背后的行为经济学含义,进而探讨不同性别的劳动力转移对农户农地流转供给决策与合约选择的差异化影响机制。理论研究表明,女性在家庭中起粘结家庭成员的作用,女性劳动力非农就业更能体现家庭的“离农”,因而女性劳动力的非农就业行为对农户农地流转供给决策具有更明显的促进作用;男性是农户家庭在村庄中排他能力的标志,具有不可忽视的农地流转风险规避功能,因而男性劳动力的外出就业距离对农户农地流转的合约选择起决定性作用。利用全国9省(区)4772个农户样本数据进行实证分析,计量结果表明:①女性劳动力非农就业比例每增加10%,农户转出农地面积占承包地面积比例增加1.06%;②男性劳动力县外就业比例每增加10%,农户转出农地时签订关系型合约的可能性增加1.11%;③男性劳动力县外就业比例每增加10%,意愿合约形式为无合同的可能性增加0.63%,意愿合约形式为口头合同的可能性增加0.29%,意愿合约形式为书面合同的可能性减少0.91%。这意味着,为了劳动力流转市场与农地流转市场更流畅地互动,应为农村女性劳动力营造一个更加合适、有利和公平的非农就业环境,这可成为未来农村劳动力就业扶持政策的重要方向。另一方面,促进正式契约与关系型合约的有机衔接,有利于农地流转合约的正式化与规范化,从而为农地流转市场的健康发育提供有力保障。     

Present status of Rn in groundwater in Extremadura

Radon-222 was measured in groundwater sources of Extremadura (Spain), analyzing 350 samples from private and public springs, wells, and spas by liquid scintillation counting (LSC) and gamma spectrometry. The ²²²Rn activity concentrations ranged from 0.24 to 1168 Bq L⁻¹. The statistical analysis showed a log-normal distribution with a mean of (111 ± 7) Bq L⁻¹ and a median of (36 ± 3) Bq L⁻¹. A hydrogeological study revealed correlations between the activity concentration and the aquifer material's characteristics. A map of ²²²Rn in groundwater was elaborated and compared with the natural gamma radiation map for this region. About 35% of the samples showed ²²²Rn activity concentrations above the Euratom recommended limit of 100 Bq L⁻¹. Three uranium series radionuclides (²³⁸U, ²³⁴U, and ²²⁶Ra) were also assayed by alpha-particle spectrometry, estimating the annual effective dose due to the presence of these natural radionuclides in drinking water.     

Kinetics of dissolution of Chernobyl fuel particles in soil in natural conditions

Kinetic of fuel particles dissolution under natural environmental conditions has been investigated using the data on (90)Sr speciation in soils collected from 1995 to 1997 within the Chernobyl nuclear power plant 50 km zone. The dependency of fuel particles dissolution constants on the soil acidity (pH = 4-7) has been obtained on the basis of large and statistically reliable experimental data. Results show that between 2 and 21% of (90)Sr activity is associated with weathering resistant fuel particles. Therefore, these particles would not influence the radiological situation in the near future. The map of the main agrochemical characteristics and the map of the fuel particles dissolution constants have been created for the 30-km zone territory. According to the prognosis of dynamics of fuel particles dissolution in the investigated zone, a radiological situation along the fuel paths of radioactive fallout in present time reached a stable state. An increasing in absolute contents of (90)Sr mobile forms in neutral soils will be observed in the next 10-20 yr. However, the difference between the maximum level of mobile forms contents and their existing contents will not exceed 20%.     

我国南方地区50 a冬季降水和相对湿度特征分析

根据中国地面气候日值数据集资料,利用气候趋势系数、气候倾向率等方法,研究了我国南方地区冬季50 a降水和湿度的时空变化特征,并运用基尼系数对降水均匀性的空间分布进行了分析。结果表明：降水和相对湿度分布皆自西北向东南递增,最大中心位于长江以南附近内陆区域,最小值基本位于高原。降水强度整体呈现增加趋势,在沿长江附近区域以及云南部分地区增强明显,最大气候倾向率为1.0 mm/d/10 a左右,有明显的突变时间,为1979年;降水量呈微弱的增加趋势,其中云贵和川渝局部区域降水量呈减少趋势,为-3 mm/10 a左右,没有明显的突变时间;降水日数在长江以南局部区域及云贵区域显著减少,其中云南的西南地区为最小气候倾向率-10 d/10 a,明显突变时间为1980年;相对湿度表现出一定的局地增减趋势,长江以北（南）主要呈微弱增加（减少）趋势,云南南部减小趋势显著;相对湿度和降水呈明显的正相关,其中与降水量和降水日数相关系数高达0.784、0.753。降水量基尼系数的空间分布与降水分布相似,只是降水分布的大（小）值中心为基尼系数小（大）值中心,不同年代及冬季不同月份的降水量基尼系数大（小）值区域范围有所增减。总的来看,我国南方冬季中部和东部大部分区域为降水均匀区,西南高原区域为不均匀区。 关键词： 南方地区;冬季;降水;相对湿度     

Concentration and characterization of plutonium in soils of Hubei in central China

To study the Pu concentration and isotope ratio distributions present in China, the ^239+240Pu total activities and ²⁴⁰Pu/²³⁹Pu atom ratios in core soil samples from Hubei Province in central China were investigated using Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS). The activities ranged from 0.019 to 0.502 mBq g⁻¹ and the ^239+240Pu inventories of 45 and ∼55 Bq m⁻² agree well with that expected from global fallout. The ²⁴⁰Pu/²³⁹Pu atom ratios in the soil ranged from 0.172 to 0.220. The ratios are similar to typical global fallout values. Hence, any close-in fallout contribution from the Chinese nuclear weapons tests, mainly conducted in the 1970s, must have either been negligible or had a similar ²⁴⁰Pu/²³⁹Pu ratio to that of global fallout. The top 10 cm layer of the soil contributes ∼90% of the total inventory and the maximum concentrations appeared in the 2-4 cm or 4-6 cm layers. It is suggested that climatic conditions and organic content are the two main factors that affect the vertical migration of plutonium in soil.     

Predictions of in situ solid/liquid distribution of radiocaesium in soils

Previous work has demonstrated that plant uptake of radiocaesium (RCs) is related to the activity concentration of RCs in soil solution, which is linked to the soil/soil solution distribution coefficient, K(D). The solid-liquid distribution of RCs is generally studied in soil suspensions in the laboratory and there are few reported measurements for in situ soil solutions. From a data set of 53 different soils (contaminated with either 134CsCl or 137CsCl) used in pot trials to investigate grass uptake of RCs, we analysed the variation of in situ K(D) with measured soil properties. The soils differed widely in % clay (0.5-58%), organic matter content (1.9-96%) and pH (2.4-7.0, CaCl2). The K(D) varied between 29 and 375,000 L kg-' (median 1460 L kg(-1)). Stepwise multiple regression analysis showed a significant correlation between the log K(D) and pH (p < 0.001), log %clay (p < 0.01) and log exchangeable K (p < 0.001) (overall R2 = 0.70). The in situ K(D) values were further compared to K(D)S predicted using an existing model, which assumes that RCs sorption occurs on specific sites and regular ion-exchange sites on the soil solid phase. Sorption of RCs on specific sites was quantified from the radiocaesium interception potential (RIP) measured for each soil and the soil solution concentrations of K+ and NH4+. The in situ log K(D) correlated well with the predicted K(D) (R2 = 0.85 before plant growth, R2 = 0.83 after plant growth). However, the observations were fivefold to eightfold higher than the predictions, particularly for the mineral soils. We attribute the under-prediction to the long contact times (minimum 4 weeks) between the RCs tracers and our experimental soils relative to the short (24 h) contact times used in RIP measurements. We conclude that our data confirmed the model but that ageing of RCs in soil is a factor that needs to be considered to better predict in situ KD values.     

Diffusion of Lead-free Soldering in Electronics Industry in China

The EU directives on e-waste management (WEEE and RoHS) have drawn the attention of electronics producers around the world to the environmental benign technologies in recent years. One of the technological challenges to the electronics manufacturers is the adoption of the lead-free soldering system. This article studies the diffusion of lead-free soldering technology among the electronics producers in China, and finds out the relevance of clusters for the diffusion of environmental benign technological innovation among firms. Four agents, as key promoters, were identified within the production network –leading global brand-name companies, the OEM companies who provide integrated manufacturing service, the suppliers of lead-free components, and specialized consultant companies. The conclusion is that industrial cluster facilitates communications among all agents for the diffusion of innovation, whereas, the incentives for firms within the cluster, to collaborate for innovation, comes from outside.     

Evaluation of Urban Sustainability in Specific Sectors in Latvia

In Latvia, the concept of sustainability is only slowly gaining recognition. An analysis of Development Plans prepared by the four largest cities of Latvia indicates that sustainability is presented as one of the guiding principles. However, a comparison of Development Plan policies against the urban sustainability issues reveals a great deal of ambiguity and contradiction.At the municipal level, planners and politicians lack indicators to gauge whether the long-term goals of Development Plans and the principles of sustainable development are being achieved. As a consequence, the broad public is deprived of the opportunity to assess for itself the process of development in relation to Development Plan policies, thus limiting accountability in development decision-making. Relevant statistical data collected on a regular basis are required to create sustainability indicators reflecting sustainability issues, to supplement and replace existing statistical compilations pertaining almost exclusively to economic growth and consumption. Development and utilisation of sustainability indicators can be an effective instrument for promoting the values of sustainable development amongst politicians, planners and the broad public and for enhancing accountability in decision-making.     

Reuse of mining wastewater in agricultural activities in Jordan

A pilot study was completed in the Al-Abyad area near phosphate mining activity in Jordan. Six plots of 50 m² each were planted with two types of plant species (Zea mays spp. and Medicago lupulina spp.) and irrigated using three types of water (fresh groundwater, mine wastewater, and hydride water consisting of 50% fresh and 50% mine wastewater) to investigate the suitability of utilizing mine wastewater for food production in the area. Water, soil and plant sampling was completed for each plot over different time intervals and analyzed for heavy metal (Cr⁺⁶, Ni⁺², Zn⁺² and Pb⁺²) in addition to major ionic composition of the water used for irrigation. Crop yield was estimated at the end of the experiment. Plots irrigated with mine wastewater showed slightly higher heavy metals concentrations and soil salinity during the experiment period was higher for plots irrigated with mine wastewater compared to plots irrigated with fresh water, and it was uniform through the upper 45 cm of the soil profile due to the high amount of irrigation water used during the experiment. Crop yield was inversely proportional to salinity as an increase of salinity by 2-folds resulted in reducing yield by almost 50%. However, no risk of heavy metals contamination was found in plants and soil. Readers should send their comments on this paper to: BhaskarNath@aol.com within 3 months of publication of this issue.     

Seasonal changes in radon concentrations in buildings in the region of northeastern Poland

In this study, seasonal observations of radon concentration changes inside buildings carried out in the northeastern region of Poland is presented. One-year measurements of radon concentrations were performed in chosen buildings. The integral method of Cr-39 trace detectors in diffusive chambers was used. Mean values of radon concentrations were determined in monthly, 2-, 3-, 6-month, and annual observations. The fraction of a mean annual concentration of the value obtained in a shorter observation was calculated. Monthly concentration values were from about 0.2 to 14.9 of the annual mean. All buildings revealed seasonal fluctuation of radon concentration. Negative correlation of indoor radon concentration in the buildings and the mean temperature outside was observed in most examined buildings. The lowest coefficient range, determining which part of the annual mean value would be obtained in the 6-month observation, was gained for exposure begun in April or October.