日韩精品久久一区二区三区_亚洲色图p_亚洲综合在线最大成人_国产中出在线观看_日韩免费_亚洲综合在线一区

您現(xiàn)在的位置: Language Tips> Columnist> Liu Shinan  
 





 
Correct, timely government intervention
[ 2007-07-11 17:32 ]

The government of Lanzhou could not have anticipated that its decision last week to cap the price of beef noodle, a regular breakfast of the Northwest China city's residents, would have yielded a by-product - food for thought.

After the local media reported that the price administration of the Lanzhou municipal government ruled that the price of a regular bowl of the noodle should not exceed 2.50 yuan (32 cents), commentators of traditional and modern media outlets across the country became excited. Criticizing the local government, they all used the same accusation: "Violation of market rules".

Though expressed in different ways, they all based their arguments on a common understanding, the rise and fall of the price of a commodity should be left to market forces, which exerts influence according to the fluctuation of supply and demand. If the price exceeds a certain level, consumers would shun the commodity for alternatives; the dwindled demand would then force the price to return to a reasonable level. This is one of the core theories of classical economics.

However, a complete or perfect model of market mechanism is only an ideal concept, which never exits in reality. Real market conditions are much more complicated. Non-market forces, such as laws and regulations, are needed to curb or prevent artificial moves that lead to unfair competition or a distorted supply and demand. Administrative measures are also needed to address non-commercial concerns, such as protection of the environment and energy sources.

In the beef noodle case, the government move was targeted at one of the market irregularities - the city's beef noodle restaurants' attempt to monopolize the price.

As if having foreseen what media critics would say, the price bureau of the Lanzhou municipal government made a careful investigation on the production cost of the beef noodle and the retailers' move to raise the price. The bureau said that even with the rise in the cost of raw materials such as flour, beef, oil and pepper being taken into account, the 20 percent rise in the price of each bowl "far exceeds the price rise of the raw materials". 

Food prices, in the case of pork, beef, eggs and rice, have soared dramatically in recent months. It is understandable restaurant owners would raise their prices to offset the loss. In reality, however, the price rise of raw materials is all too often used as an excuse by these people to garner more profits by excessively raising the prices of their products.

Some people may argue that the increase in the beef noodle's price will go toward workers' wages who are also feeling the effects of rising prices. But I dare to assume that not a single owner has or will increase the wages of his or her employees.

And the Lanzhou authorities have pointed out that the city's beef noodle restaurant owners raised their prices simultaneously, indicating a unanimous move in price fixing.

I admit market irregularities should be dealt by laws rather than by government instructions and that improvement of the market environment should be guaranteed by legislation rather than by administrative interference. In today's China, however, where market mechanism is in the process of becoming mature and economy-related legislation is yet to be completed, certain government interference is needed for maintaining fairness.

Beef noodle is the staple breakfast for 80 percent of Lanzhou residents. A rise of 50 fen for each bowl is quite a burden for ordinary residents, whose monthly income per household ranges from 500 yuan to 5,000 yuan.

Email: [email protected]


(China Daily 06/06/2007 page10) 

 

About the author:
 

劉式南 高級編輯。1968年畢業(yè)于武漢華中師范學(xué)院(現(xiàn)華中師范大學(xué))英文系。1982年畢業(yè)于北京體育學(xué)院(現(xiàn)北京體育大學(xué))研究生院體育情報專業(yè)。1982年進入中國日報社,先后擔(dān)任體育記者、時政記者、國際新聞編輯、要聞版責(zé)任編輯、發(fā)稿部主任、《上海英文星報》總編輯、《中國商業(yè)周刊》總編輯等職。現(xiàn)任《中國日報》總編輯助理及專欄作家。1997年獲國務(wù)院“特殊貢獻專家政府津貼”。2000年被中華全國新聞工作者協(xié)會授予“全國百佳新聞工作者”稱號。2006年獲中國新聞獎二等獎(編輯)。

 
 
相關(guān)文章 Related Stories
 
         
 
 
 
 
 
         

 

 

 
 

48小時內(nèi)最熱門

     
  女孩的心思誰能猜:Suspended from class
  各種各樣的“錢”
  “搶鏡頭”怎么說
  姚明婚后打算:備戰(zhàn)奧運第一

本頻道最新推薦

     
  Apple Pie
  Efficient police a sign of the times
  Better late than never
  Foreign origins: Kowtow, omerta
  Killing the goose that lays the golden egg

論壇熱貼

     
  形容人有“親和力”都有哪些形容詞?
  “低生育,素質(zhì)好,男女都是寶”,怎么譯為好?請教高手!
  請問“老鄉(xiāng)”這個詞怎么翻譯?
  C-E: how to say "路盲"?
  各位,“相親”英語怎么說?
  指紋上的ridges and loops是什么意思?






主站蜘蛛池模板: 天天干夜夜曰 | 欧美二区视频 | heyzo欧美| 亚洲欧美日韩精品久久 | 亚洲一区二区三区中文字幕 | 涩久久 | 欧美精品国产第一区二区 | 日本三级带日本三级带黄国产 | 日韩 亚洲 欧美 中文 高清 | 成年人黄色毛片 | 国产精品中文字幕在线 | 欧美精品久久久久久久免费观看 | 日韩在线无 | 我和我的祖国电影在线观看免费版高清 | 很黄很色的小视频在线网站 | 草草在线观看 | 久久精品国内一区二区三区 | 一区二区三区欧美在线观看 | 欧美一级网 | 日操 | 超碰97最新| 国内精品视频免费观看 | 天堂网色| 很黄很色的小视频在线网站 | 久久精品国产99久久久古代 | 日日爽夜夜爽 | 精品久久久久国产免费 | 一区二区三区国产在线 | 能看的毛片网站 | 亚洲免费人成在线视频观看 | 国产精品高清视亚洲乱码 | 日韩成人高清 | 日韩欧美在线观看视频 | 91视频.com | 国产精品一二区 | 一级爱一级做a性视频 | 精品视频一区二区三区免费 | 精品久久久久久无码中文字幕 | 久久观看午夜精品 | 白天操夜夜操 | 91av官网|