Pakistan ranks among the world's most climate-vulnerable nations, experiencing recurrent floods, extreme heatwaves, droughts, and water insecurity despite contributing less than one percent to global greenhouse gas emissions. Although numerous climate policies and strategic frameworks have been formulated, their implementation remains substantially limited, exemplifying policy paralysis wherein political acknowledgement fails to translate into effective action. This study examines climate change through a public policy and governance lens, contending that the crisis represents primarily an institutional failure rather than insufficient awareness. Key drivers of policy paralysis include weak... More >

With the acceleration of globalization, transnational crimes are becoming increasingly complex and diverse, especially drug trafficking, cyber fraud, telecommunications fraud, money laundering and human trafficking, which are frequent and pose a serious threat to the security of the international community. As an important neighbor and regional cooperation partner of China, the Philippines is particularly prone to transnational crimes, and judicial assistance between China and the Philippines has become a key mechanism for dealing with cross-border crimes. Based on legal system analysis and case studies, this paper systematically sorts out the current status of judicial assistance between Ch... More >

To investigate the decoupling effect of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) on carbon emissions, this study employs nonlinear panel models and threshold regression models to analyze the impact of FDI on economic growth and carbon emissions in RCEP member countries from 2000 to 2023. First, the Tapio decoupling model reveals that since 2012, the relationship between economic growth and carbon emissions has predominantly exhibited a weak decoupling state. Second, the results from the nonlinear panel models and threshold models indicate that FDI has a significant "U-shaped" nonlinear relationship with both economic growth and carbon emissions. Specifically, in terms of economic effects, FDI may ini... More >

This study examines the perceptions of three key stakeholder groups—Physical Education (PE) instructors, academic advisors, and educational inspectors—regarding the integration of Traditional Sports Games (TSG) into the high school curriculum in the Republic of the Congo. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 educational professionals (5 from each group). The data were analyzed using thematic content analysis, framed within the theoretical perspective of motor praxeology as advanced by Parlebas (1999). The findings reveal a strong consensus among all participants. A full 100\% of PE instructors and academic advisors affirmed the pedagogical importance of TSGs, highlighting th... More >

Based on panel data of 31 provinces in China, this paper explores the impact mechanism of energy investment on regional growth potential, using HP filtering method, XGBoost regression model, panel data preprocessing techniques, and chain mediating effect test . The results show that there are structural differences in the impact of energy investment: investment in the gas production and supply industry has the largest negative impact, while investments in oil and gas extraction and power supply have positive impacts, and the impacts of coal mining and washing, petroleum processing and coking industries are relatively weak. There is a chain mediating path of "energy investment → secondary i... More >

At present, the aging process of China’s population is accelerating very rapidly. As the third pillar of the pension security system, the private pension scheme has faced challenges such as low participation rates since its pilot launch in November 2022. Through analyzing its development history and current situation, this study has identified problems in China’s private pension scheme, including insufficient coverage of the population, weak tax incentives, lack of investment consulting services, and poor account flexibility. Meanwhile, this study has reviewed the experiences of developed countries such as the flexible transfer of IRA accounts in the United States, differentiated subsidi... More >

Inflation targeting has become a cornerstone framework for contemporary monetary policy governance, yet its effectiveness varies significantly across countries. This study employs panel data from five countries—New Zealand, Canada, South Korea, Poland, and South Africa—over the period 2010 to 2020 to empirically examine the impact mechanisms of central bank independence and policy transparency on inflation dynamics. The findings indicate that institutional independence of central banks significantly contributes to curbing inflation levels, enhancing policy credibility and implementation stability. Meanwhile, policy transparency effectively reduces inflation volatility by stabilizing publ... More >

In view of the increasing incidence of minor offenses committed by adults, the proper management of adult criminal records has become a pivotal issue in the reform of China's criminal justice system. This paper undertakes a theoretical inquiry into the normative foundations for establishing a record sealing system for adult minor offenses, drawing upon the theory of social defense, the concept of human rights protection, and the principle of penal minimalism. Through a comparative analysis of the legal frameworks in countries such as the United States, Germany, and Japan, the study identifies valuable insights regarding the scope of record sealing, procedural safeguards, and mechanisms for t... More >