大學沙龍第144期:清代財政的意識形態基礎 12/4

 

大学沙龙（原哈佛沙龙）第144期   清代财政的意识形态基础 ■ 时间与报名信息   美东时间：12月4日 周六 晚上8点 北京时间：12月5日 周日 早上9点   zoom报名链接   ■ 讲座内容         《清代财政的意识形态基础》一书试图通过政治意识形态的建构与制度延续来解释清代财政的长期孱弱。相比于其他朝代或其他近代的欧亚国家，清代的税收始终处于极低的水准，且在王朝发展的过程中不断下沉。本书认为推动这种制度现象出现的核心历史原因在于清代独特的意识形态环境：明亡之后，士大夫们的世界观迅速趋向于小政府主义，并通过各种制度手段将财政锁定长时间在非常保守的政治范式之中。相比于各种“理性主义”的政治经济学模型，这样的意识形态叙事更能有效地解释清政府相对于其他前现代政体的财政特殊性。   ■ 演讲嘉宾   主讲人：张泰苏 耶鲁大学学士、法律博士、历史学博士。现任耶鲁大学法学院教授，耶鲁大学历史系兼任教授，北京大学法学院全球教席成员。主要研究方向为比较法律与经济史、产权理论与中国司法系统。专著《儒家的法律与经济：前工业化时期中英家族与产权制度比较》。 评议人：宋怡明（Michael Szonyi） 大学沙龙董事会主席。哈佛大学东亚语言文明系Frank Wen-hsiung Wu Memorial Professor，费正清中国研究中心主任。明清及中国近代社会史学家。 主持人：王裕华 哈佛大学政府系Frederick S. Danziger副教授。研究兴趣涵盖国家建构、历史政治经济以及中国政治。著作包括中国法治的兴起（剑桥大学出版社2015年）以及帝制中国的兴亡（普林斯顿大学出版社2022年）。     大学沙龙的微信公众号被永久封号，后续请重点关注沙龙邮件并广为流传，新平台创建后将通知大家，也请大家持续关注哈佛大学费正清中心全球交流网络。感谢对大学沙龙的支持。

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AG’S OFFICE OFFERS GUIDANCE ON DONATING TO CHARITIES AHEAD OF GIVING TUESDAY AND HOLIDAY SEASON

 AG’S OFFICE OFFERS GUIDANCE ON DONATING TO CHARITIES AHEAD OF GIVING TUESDAY AND HOLIDAY SEASON

Releases Bulletin About Professional Solicitation in Massachusetts

BOSTON — In anticipation of “Giving Tuesday” and the upcoming holiday season, and as people across the state continue to struggle amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Attorney General Maura Healey is advising residents to make informed decisions when donating to charities.

Today, the AG’s Office released a new bulletin showing that only 43 percent of the funds that conventional professional solicitors raised on behalf of charities were transferred to charitable organizations in 2020. More than half of charitable contributions collected were retained by the professional solicitors.

“Thousands of charities in Massachusetts rely on donations to help provide critical services and resources to individuals and communities, especially as we continue to face challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic,” said AG Healey. “If you are in a position to give, be sure to do your research and make informed decisions in order to maximize the impact of your donation.”

While some charities raise funds on their own, others pay professional solicitors to solicit donations from the public, and solicitors are required by statute to register with the AG’s Office. Conventional professional solicitors fundraise through phone, mail, and door-to-door campaigns. The 2020 Professional Solicitor Bulletin outlines the financial results that solicitors and charities report from campaigns conducted in Massachusetts in 2020, a year where many charities faced fundraising challenges due to the pandemic, with new restrictions around in-person events, along with cancelations and solicitations that were limited. 

In calendar year 2020, 44 conventional professional solicitors collected $93 million through campaigns conducted in Massachusetts. While the amount kept by professional solicitors varied widely among solicitors, only approximately $40 million ended up with the actual charities. The 2020 report is consistent with campaign reports from the last five years, in which conventional professional solicitors transferred less than 50 percent of funds they raised to charities. However, the total revenue that all professional solicitors reported as having raised in 2020 campaigns conducted in Massachusetts increased from approximately $950 million in 2019 to $1.2 billion in 2020. This increase is largely due to three professional solicitors that employed unconventional methods – an investment management firm fundraising for a donor-advised fund, an online fundraising platform that works with a related donor-advised fund, and a fundraising firm that targeted major donors. 

These three professional solicitors reported raising $1.12 billion for charities in 2020 and transferred nearly 99 percent of those funds to the charities.

The AG’s Office encourages potential donors to ask questions when they are contacted by a professional solicitor:

• Is the solicitor calling your home a volunteer or a professional fundraiser?
• How much of every dollar donated will go to the charity?
• Confirm the charity’s name and the services it offers.

Professional solicitors are required by law to disclose certain information when asked and may not mislead prospective donors or misrepresent facts. While the AG’s Office has a variety of tools to address deceptive practices in charitable solicitation, the most effective means of preventing fraud is an educated donating public.

The AG’s Office maintains annual financial reports from charities and professional solicitors that operate in the Commonwealth, which are available for public inspection online.

For additional tips on donating, consumers may also review our Giving Wisely Advisory and the Donating Dos and Don’ts: A Guide to Charitable Giving.

Individuals with inquiries or complaints about charitable solicitations should call the Attorney General’s Non-Profit Organizations/Public Charities Division at 617-963-2101 or access the complaint form online.

For more information on the AG’s 2020 Professional Solicitation Bulletin, click here

波士頓華埠美國退伍軍人會328分會訂12月4、5、11、12這4天在華埠收集兒童玩具

 

     Boston Chinatown Annual Toy Drive

 

 

 

Please support the American Legion Boston Chinatown Post 328 in collecting toys for children in Chinatown. We will be at the Chinatown Gate on December 4th, 5^th, 11^th, and 12th from 10:30am to 2:30pm. Please come by to say hello and to drop off a brand new, unwrapped toy (No toy weapons). We are looking for toys to give for children between 5 and 12 years old. Cash donations are welcome also.

請支持波士頓華埠美國退伍軍人協會32分會會在華埠為兒童收集玩具行動。 我們將於 12月4日, 5日, 11日, 12日，從上午10:30點半到下午2:30點在華埠牌樓下收集兒童玩具。請社區人士支持我們一起捐贈適合 5至12歲的全新及未包裝兒童玩具（ 不要武器玩具）。

也歡迎現金捐贈.

Toy Collection Places  收集玩具地點:

Chinatown Gate華埠牌樓

                           Thank you多謝!

                  

Danielle Allen Calls for Greater Focus on Good Jobs for Workers Across the Commonwealth in Newly Unveiled Good Jobs Agenda

Danielle Allen Calls for Greater Focus on Good Jobs for Workers Across the Commonwealth in Newly Unveiled Good Jobs Agenda 

Boston, MA -- Gubernatorial candidate Danielle Allen today released an agenda to put good jobs and expanded pathways to them at the center of the Commonwealth’s economic policy. The Allen campaign announced that it will make good jobs its top economic goal and called for an approach that prioritizes building a good jobs economy for everyone; protecting worker rights, wages and voice; ensuring prosperity is inclusive for all; and helping workers connect to, and persist in, pathways to opportunity. The full agenda can be viewed here.

Danielle Allen’s Good Jobs Agenda highlights key objectives she will take on as Governor, including: 

• Protecting worker rights, wages and voice by ending wage theft, achieving the $15/hr minimum wage, passing the Fair wage act to end sub-minimum wages, and ensuring classification of gig workers as workers instead of contractors.

• Growing and diversifying the stock of good jobs by bolstering the state’s green sector, strengthening healthcare worker and educator pipelines, supporting diversification of the tech sector and investment in human-complementing AI, and strengthening small businesses.

• Ensuring prosperity is inclusive for all through better support for minority and women-owned businesses, developing a strategy for rural renewal, and converting the current administration’s Skills Cabinet into an Opportunity with Equity Cabinet. 

“I believe we can build a Commonwealth where opportunity and security are spread throughout-- from our urban core to our rural and coastal communities. We need a Commonwealth where success is defined not only by GDP or unemployment, but also, by broad access to good jobs,” said gubernatorial candidate Danielle Allen. “For too long, we've been forced to choose between prospering businesses and better wages; financial stability and quality of life. But these are false choices. Good jobs and good firms go together. We can have an economy that works for us all and that’s what this good jobs agenda will deliver.”

波士頓市長吳弭祝大家感恩節快樂

波士頓市長吳弭 (Michelle Wu)和政要及冰棍球隊員到松接客棧為遊民切火雞，祝大家感恩節快樂。(周菊子攝)

波士頓市長吳弭(Michelle Wu)和麻州眾議會財政委員會主席麥家威(Aaron Michlewitz)在萬寧諾市長時期就已彼此熟識。(周菊子攝)

https://twitter.com/i/status/1463862535342460930 (吳弭推特)

波士頓市長吳弭宣佈申請出任學校委員日期展延至12月1日

MAYOR WU EXTENDS DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR FOUR-YEAR TERM ON BOSTON SCHOOL COMMITTEE

 

BOSTON - Wednesday, November 24, 2021 - Mayor Michelle Wu today announced the application deadline to fill two upcoming vacancies on the Boston School Committee has been extended to December 1st and encouraged interested residents to apply. The Boston School Committee Nominating Panel, composed of parents, teachers, principals and representatives of the business and higher education communities, will receive and evaluate the applications and share recommendations with the Mayor. The Boston School Committee is the governing body of the Boston Public Schools (BPS). Applications to fill the two upcoming vacancies for 4-year terms are now due Wednesday, December 1, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. Interviews for selected 4-year candidates will be held on December 2, 2021 and December 6, 2021 between 3:00 and 6:00 p.m. Interviews will be conducted virtually. “As a mother of two children in the Boston Public Schools, I am deeply committed to fostering leadership in BPS that reflects the needs of every student and is connected to our families,” said Mayor Wu. “I encourage passionate, dedicated individuals to apply to serve in these critical roles to deliver academic excellence and wrap around all our children with the levels of support necessary to thrive.” The School Committee is responsible for: ·    Defining the vision, mission, and goals of the Boston Public Schools; ·    Establishing and monitoring the annual operating budget; ·    Hiring, managing, and evaluating the Superintendent; and ·    Setting and reviewing district policies and practices to support student achievement.   Mayor Wu has a particular interest in appointing members with vocational-technical experience, K-12 teaching experience, and familiarity with early education. The School Committee meets approximately twice per month during the school year to adopt, review and modify policies and practices that support teaching, learning and improved student achievement. With the exception of executive sessions, Committee meetings are open to the public, feature public comment periods and are broadcast on Boston City TV.   Please direct all questions and submit completed applications to scnominatingpanel@boston.gov or mail/deliver to Room 612 of Boston City Hall. You can learn more about the Boston School Committee online.

波士頓市長吳弭宣佈戶外用餐展延至12月31日

MAYOR WU ANNOUNCES OUTDOOR DINING EXTENDED TO DECEMBER 31, 2021 More than 400 businesses licensed to operate through end of December

 

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and MA state Rep. Aaron Mitchlewitz. File photo by Chutze Chou BOSTON - Wednesday, November 24, 2021 - Building on her commitment to support small businesses across Boston’s neighborhoods, today Mayor Michelle Wu announced the extension of the outdoor dining season to December 31, 2021. The extension of outdoor dining on private patios and city streets had previously been set to expire on December 1.  With today’s announcement, in coordination with the Licensing Board, Boston Fire Department, Inspectional Services Department, Boston Transportation Department, Public Improvement Commission, Disabilities Commission, Public Works, Office of Economic Development, and the Mayor's Office of of Neighborhood Services, Mayor Wu has extended the Temporary Outdoor Dining Program for all restaurants, except for those in the North End, to December 31, 2021. “Activating public spaces to expand outdoor dining helps bolster our local businesses during pandemic recovery and creates connected communities spaces for residents, visitors, and families. I’m excited to extend this program through our holiday season and look forward to supporting our small businesses as anchors for our neighborhoods. Expanding to winter outdoor dining will help our communities stay safe, healthy, and vibrant,” said Mayor Michelle Wu.  In June, Governor Baker extended a series of waivers, originally enacted during the pandemic, to allow for expanded outdoor dining at restaurants. The City of Boston previously issued local regulations for restaurants with outdoor seating located on private ways and lots and in the public right-of-way, imposing an end date of November 1, 2021 for restaurants in the North End, and December 1, 2021 for all other restaurants. The City has already permitted outdoor dining on public sidewalks to continue until the expiration of state waivers. The City of Boston’s existing prohibition on tents and similar structures on public property, the prohibition on extension cords running across sidewalks, and requirement for appropriate permitting for propane heaters and fuel storage remain in effect. Snow removal regulations still apply. Restaurants that received portable ramps from the Disabilities Commission can keep them until further notice. Mayor Wu also announced that she would work with City departments and state legislative partners to implement a longer-term outdoor dining plan for Boston and advance creative placemaking strategies, with clear guidelines to ensure full accessibility, emergency vehicle access, and snow removal. Pursuant to the revised policy, restaurants in the City of Boston that are currently authorized under the Temporary Outdoor Dining Program may continue operating outdoor dining space, as follows: ·    On private patios until December 31, 2021.  ·    On public streets until December 31, 2021.  Restaurants in the City of Boston with outdoor seating located on public sidewalks are authorized under the Temporary Outdoor Dining Program until April 1, 2022.

十餘名州市議員站台 支持Lydia Edwards競選麻州參議員

             Lydia Edwards endorsed by State Senators and Representatives  

Endorsement press conference held along with Mayor Michelle Wu, City Councilors 

BOSTON – Yesterday, Lydia Edwards was endorsed by a group of State Representatives and State Senators, joining the long list of elected officials who support her campaign for State Senate representing the First Suffolk and Middlesex District. View video of this press conference on Facebook.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, House Ways & Means Chair State Representative Aaron Michlewitz and State Representative Adrian Madaro offered welcoming remarks reaffirming their support for Lydia for Senate. A number of state legislators joined them in endorsing:

• State Representative Mike Connolly (Cambridge)
• State Representative Marjorie Decker (Cambridge)
• State Representative Kip Diggs (Barnstable)
• State Representative Nika Elugardo (Boston)
• State Representative Tami Gouveia (Acton)
• State Representative Russell Holmes (Boston)
• State Representative Jay Livingstone (Boston)
• State Representative Joan Meschino (Watertown)
• State Representative Liz Miranda (Boston)
• State Representative Mike Moran (Boston)
• State Representative Tram Nguyen (Andover)
• State Representative Steven C. Owens (Watertown)
• State Representative Tommy Vitolo (Brookline)
• State Representative Maria Robinson (Framingham)
• State Representative Dan Ryan (Boston)

“I first met Lydia Edwards in the legal field 10 years ago and I could see right away the qualities that still impress me about her to this day: Always fair, always focused, dedicated and fiercely loyal to her cause,” said Rep. Jay Livingstone. “I’ve seen her put together strong coalitions to get things done and Lydia knows you have to reach out to stakeholders and build partnerships. I’ve seen her do that through the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights. We need Lydia’s energy and spirit in the State House.”

“I could talk to you today about Lydia’s experience, her expertise, her relationships, but I want to talk to you today about her passion and her dedication,” said Rep. Joan Meschino. “She will be a fantastic State Senator with the true commitment to lift up the issues facing her district and who will put the people first every step of the way. Lydia has the ability to walk into the State House and make a difference right now. I am all in.”

“We need Lydia Edwards in the State Senate. We know we have a housing crunch in Greater Boston and Lydia is the one with the experience and expertise,” said Rep. Steve Owens. “Lydia is an expert on transportation. I modeled one of my bills that I filed this session after an ordinance that she had been working on in Boston, and she is really a role model for me from afar. I was out on the doors this past Sunday with Rep. Connolly in Cambridgeport and we’re going to everything we can to help bring Lydia Edwards to the State Senate.”

Rep. Kip Diggs said: “The first person who called me when word got out that I was running for state representative was Lydia Edwards, and I was honored by her leadership and guidance. She reached out from Boston, and now I’m reaching with my support from the Cape. Vote for Lydia for the Senate!”

“As you can see, Lydia Edwards is a tenacious campaigner, but today you’ve heard how important she is as an advocate and that is why this race is so important,” said Rep. Dan Ryan. “I’m honored to have her as my City Councilor and I want her to be a member of the Senate. I have seen her knock every door and make every phone call, and bring people together who wouldn’t ordinarily come together. That’s what makes her a great candidate, a great City Councilor, and what will make her a great Senator.”

“We know that Lydia Edwards has the right values and the right policy proposals for this job, but what makes Lydia Edwards and unbelievable choice for the State Senate is that she understands that legislating is about teamwork. It’s about building relationships and finding ways to connect with people with whom you don’t always agree to move forward and build something positive. Lydia Edwards shows us that time and time again that she can work with folks from anywhere, on anything, and get a positive result,” said Rep. Tommy Vitolo.

Rep. Liz Miranda said: “I could spend the next few minutes explaining the 30-some-odd reasons why Lydia Edwards is qualified and has a phenomenal track record, but I want to talk about two other things. I am one of four black women who serve in this building – we make up 2% of the Legislature here in Massachusetts, and across the country we make up 4.5% of state legislatures, which isn’t enough. As a member of the Black & Latino Caucus, I am extremely excited at the opportunity to have Lydia Edwards as our next Senator, to be the third Black woman in its history since the founding of the Legislature. Because we know that when Black and brown people are elected, they not only represent the work in equity and opportunity on behalf of our communities but for everyone. We cannot equally serve the residents of this Commonwealth until we have a body that is incredibly effective. The other point is that 90% of politics is showing up. It’s not showing up when it’s easy or a time of accomplishment, or a time of achievement or celebration. It’s showing up when it’s difficult, when it’s hard, when it’s about pushing the Commonwealth to understand that we’ve got a long way to go on a lot of issues. Whether it’s housing or racial justice or just like later today, about hair discrimination and its impact on Black and brown in the workforce, Lydia shows up.”

State Senator Nick Collins (Boston) also endorsed Lydia Edwards, joining his colleagues who have previously endorsed: Senator Julian Cyr (Truro); Senator Jamie Eldridge (Acton); Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz (Boston); Senator Becca Rausch (Needham); Senator Cindy Friedman (Arlington); and Senator Eric Lesser (Longmeadow). Cambridge City Councilor-elect Burhan Azeem also joined today's press conference with his endorsement, as well as Boston City Councilors Kenzie Bok and Ed Flynn.

Primary Election Day is December 14, 2021. Early vote in Boston begins on December 4 and will take place at City Hall and neighborhood locations to be announced by Mayor Wu. Boston Democratic voters that requested mail-in ballots through the end of the year on their initial applications should receive ballots in the mail in the coming week.