简介：Thispaperexaminestheconnectionsamongsustain-ability,governanceandGDP,usingthedatafrom123countries.SustainabilityisfoundtoberelatedwithGDPintwocontradic-toryways.Ontheonehand,growthinGDPstrengthensanation’sabilitytomaintainfavorableenvironmentalconditionsintothefuture.Ontheotherhand,GDPgrowthisbuiltonmoreconsump-tionofnaturalresources,andthereforegeneratesalarger“foot-print”ontheEarth.Governanceplaysakeyroleinsustainabledevelopment.However,itisnothelpingtoreduceourfootprintontheEarth.Infact,goodgovernanceislinkedtoalargerfootprint.Thisreflectsourmaterialistvalueandhumanimpulse.Whenasocietyprefersthecomfortandwell-beingofhumanbeingstothewelfareofitsenvironment,democraticgovernancemightbeusedasaneffectivetoolagainstnature.

简介：Thefirstbirthmarksatransitionofawomanintomotherhood.Itcontributessubstantiallytooverallfertilityofeachindividualwoman.Theageatwhichchildbearingbeginsinfluencesthenumberofchildrenawomanbearsthroughoutherwholereproductivelifespan.Thus,themother’sageatfirstbirthinfluencesthetotalnumberofbirthsthatshemighthaveinherlife,whichimpactsthesize,composition,andfuturegrowthofthepopulation.Child-bearingatveryyoungagesiscommonamongthepoorinBangladesh.Theobjectiveofthepresentstudyistoexaminethefactorsassociatedwithageatfirstbirthamongslumdwellersoffiveselectedslums(locally,colony)inSylhetcitycorporationarea,Bangladesh.Thedataofthisstudywascollectedfrom520womenaged14-50years.Thestudyfoundthatalmost93%ofwomenweremarriedbytheagesof18yearsandabout56%ofthewomenhavehadtheirfirstchildbytheageof18years.TheOrdinaryLeastSquares(OLS)regressionmodelwasusedtoanalyzethefactorscorrelatedwithwomen’sageatfirstbirth.TheregressionmodelissignificantwithanF-valueof49.48andcanexplain40.4%ofthevariationinthedependentvariableasitisindicatedbytheR-square.

简介：Thispaperanalysesredoundedprofitsofcooperationandnon-cooperationamongcitiesinurbanagglomerationsbasedongametheory.Itdiscussestheproblemsofeconomicaldevelopmentamongcitieswithfeeblecooperation,anddeducestheconclusionthatonlycooperationofcitiesproducesthemaximumprofitsandrealizesParetoefficiencyforcitiesandurbanagglomerations.Thepaperstatesthatcooperationisthecornerstoneofeconomicsustainabledevelopmentinurbanagglomerationsinprofitsproducedbycooperationamongcities.Somesuggestionstoacceleratecooperationamongcitiesareproposed.

简介：Thefivecentralcities-Beijing,Tianjin,Shanghai,GuangzhouandShenzhen-ofthethreemostimportantstrategicregionsinChina,namelyBeijing-Tianjin-Hebeimetropolitanregion,theYangtzeRiverDeltaandthePearlRiverDelta,aretakenasacomparativeanalysisonurbanproducerservices'competitiveness,especiallyfocusingonthecomparativeadvantagesanddisadvantagesofproducerservicesinBeijing.Firstly,basedonanintegratedindicatorsystemincludingoneobjectivehierarchy,fourstandardhierarchiesand35indicatorhierarchies,thestudyappliesfactoranalysismodelandanalytichierarchyprocessmodelreformedbyentropytechnologytomeasurethecomprehensivecompetitivenessofproducerservicesintheabovefivecities.Secondly,Beijinghascomparativeadvantagesofcapitalresource,industrialbase,scientificresearchresourceandmarketscale,sinceittakesthefirstplaceofthefivecitiesinthecomprehensivecompetitivenessofproducerservices,thecompetitivenessofindustrialdevelopment,businessenvironmentandlivingenvironment,onlyinferiortoShanghaiinthecompetitivenessoftalentcapital.Thirdly,Beijinghascomparativedisadvantagesinthelevelofproducerservicesdevelopment,urbaninnovationcapabilityandlivingenvironment.Finally,fiveproposalsareputforthtoenhancethecompetitivenessofproducerservicesinBeijing,namelyperfectingthesystemoflawsandstatutes,supportingthedevelopmentofindustryassociation,implementingscientificdevelopmentplanning,introducingpreferentialfiscalandtaxationpoliciesandstrengtheninghumancapitalreserve.