A conceptual model of foreign investment : a forestry internationalization case between New Zealand and Korea : a thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Agricultural Economics at Massey University

The purpose of this thesis is to explore comprehensive, strategic investment structure by examining the factor interactions revolving around the current issues which confront New Zealand forestry internationalisation in the global economic perspectives. This thesis presents the prototype of a conceptual model of international forestry as a modified joint venture\ trust system by examining the existing institutional and legal structure. Considering the global, conceptual nature of this thesis, macro-theoretical and institutional approach were adopted instead of statistical, micro analysis. In order to derive a micro, realistic solution from the macro, global issues, the flow of basic logic and scope of this research has been advanced progressively such as Worldwide (global) --- Asia Pacific Rim (multilateral) Bilateral (eg., New Zealand versus Korea) --- Bilateral arrangement (eg., modified joint venture \ Trust system). Also, basic components and scenarios which are useful to seek out alternatives were proposed to solve the current problems which face New Zealand forestry. The conceptual model which is proposed in this thesis could be tested and applied not only in bilateral but also in multilateral trade and investment relationships by modifying it to adjust to specific circumstances. In this way, the credibility gap between the conceptual model and real world is greatly diminished. Ultimately, the conceptual model could contribute as a useful mechanism to analyse international factor mobility between resource-demanding and supplying countries

The Study on Family Heritage Trust System

在罗马两千多年的历史当中，罗马人的法律瑰宝遗泽后世，形成了当今的大陆法系。罗马人的法律史见证了罗马的历史，从罗马法当中，我们通过一个个法律制度可以还原当时的罗马人的生活场景。这些法律制度不仅仅在罗马，在现代同样展现着它们的光芒，比如家人遗产信托制度。 现代国家的家人遗产信托在制度设计上发生了变化，形成了如今的——信托替补制度和后继承制度，它的目的也从维护家庭财产的稳定、发挥家庭财产的生产性变成了现今的诸多不同的目的。这些变化一方面是因为遗嘱继承制度的巨大变化，另一方面是因为现代各国各自不同的社会经济情况和法律发展的历史沿革。本文大致的思路如下： 第一章，通过罗马原始文献中的相关法言分析并探...In their history of about two thousand years, the Romans created many remarkable legal treasures which still influenced the modern world and formed the modern continental law system. Rome legal history witnessed the history of Rome, and through those legal systems in the roman law, we can restore the Roman scenes of life. Not only in the Roman period, those legal systems also play an important rol...学位：法律硕士院系专业：法学院_法律硕士学号：1302014115026

Tuning to Trust: System Calibration as Creative Enabler

This paper presents a mixed-music composition methodology emerging from the author’s latest practice-based research in the field over the last five years. The calibration of the interactive performance systems has enabled trust in reproducible sound quality for both the composer and the performers, enhancing the portability and adaptability of the works, and permitting increasingly daring creative experiments without compromising the rehearsal and concert experiences. A set of general, transferable responsibilities and solutions are presented and assessed against clear design criteria in the author’s latest pieces

WAQF IN ISLAMIC LEGAL SYSTEM AND TRUST SYSTEM IN THE UNITED KINGDOM: A COMPARATIVE STUDY

This study is a comparison of the Trust System in the UK and Waqf in Islamic legal system. A comparison study to develop new research, to obtain and expand the evidence in Charitable Trusts. This study will give knowledge on the importance that charity could give to society, education, religion, and communities.  To clarify some points of differences in Waqf in Islamic legal system and the Trust System in the UK, so it inspires others to do further research through those useful comparisons is the goal of this paper. Keywords: Charity, trust, trustee, Waqf, Islam, Charity Commission, Parliamen

Design of a trust system for e-commerce platforms based on quality dimensions for linked open datasets

This article describes a proposal about a trust system for e-commerce platform based on semantic web technologies and trust dimensions rules. We try to expose a system that allow to manage communication processes between e-commerce platforms and users in a trustworthy manner. It allows the data flows and transactions gain more trust across the entire process. All of this can be achieved through the inference of rules exposed in the defined ontology, complemented by a cloud-based system with microservices architecture. With the implementation of the system through an e-commerce platform, could consume data from the microservices in order to get inferences about its clients that want to buy or sell something within its system. This system was created based on rules defined by the ontology, as well as the microservices could be used to register information about multiple e-commerce transactions. The result of this work is the Ontology and semantic web rules defined and implemented through protege.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Research on E-commerce Online to Offline Behavior Mechanism in Agricultural Products

Currently, online and offline channel integration as a successful business model is used in many industries, this paper aims at providing an insight into the factors affecting online channel (online shop) and offline channels (entity shop) in the agricultural product industry. Drawn from the extant literature, a consumer online and offline behavior model including trust, system quality, information quality , environment quality and service quality, online and offline satisfaction ,customer loyalty were provides. Data were obtained from 228 customers in china during 2014. Based on the data obtained, SPSS19.0 software is used to analyze reliability test and validity, descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, and AMOS17.0 were employed to calculate the path coefficient, and tests the proposed model. Data analysis shows that: The model describes the relationship among the online satisfaction, offline satisfaction and customer loyalty, and establishes a multi-relationship model that includes trust, system quality, information quality, environment quality and service quality. The factors impacting online satisfaction include trust, system quality and information quality; the factors impacting offline satisfaction include environment satisfaction and service quality. Meanwhile, we highlight the role of trust in online satisfaction, and prove that both online satisfaction and offline satisfaction have interaction on customer loyalty. Keywords

Spendthrift Trust: An Alternative to the NBA Age Rule

(Excerpt) This Note argues that the NBA Age Rule has created a problem for which a legal solution exists: the adoption of a spendthrift trust system. The NBA Age Rule fails to achieve the NBA\u27s goal of protecting amateur players. Instead, it merely limits potential and growth for both the NBA and aspiring players. Part I details the history and rationale behind the NBA Age Rule. Part II analyzes the inefficiency of the NBA Age Rule and demonstrates how the NBA Age Rule unfairly denies amateur players the opportunity to play in the NBA. Part III outlines a spendthrift trust system that would permit high school players to enter the NBA Draft directly out of high school and would alleviate the NBA\u27s policy concerns

Spendthrift Trust: An Alternative to the NBA Age Rule

(Excerpt) This Note argues that the NBA Age Rule has created a problem for which a legal solution exists: the adoption of a spendthrift trust system. The NBA Age Rule fails to achieve the NBA\u27s goal of protecting amateur players. Instead, it merely limits potential and growth for both the NBA and aspiring players. Part I details the history and rationale behind the NBA Age Rule. Part II analyzes the inefficiency of the NBA Age Rule and demonstrates how the NBA Age Rule unfairly denies amateur players the opportunity to play in the NBA. Part III outlines a spendthrift trust system that would permit high school players to enter the NBA Draft directly out of high school and would alleviate the NBA\u27s policy concerns

Bankruptcy Trusts, Transparency and the Future of Asbestos Compensation

As we enter the fifth decade of asbestos personal injury litigation, much of the debate over its immediate future centers on the operations of bankruptcy trusts and their relationship to the tort system. Roughly 100 companies have entered bankruptcy as a result of their unsustainable asbestos liabilities, and, from these bankruptcies, approximately 60 trusts have been established or are in the process of being established. Some critics contend that the trust system is plagued by fraud and abuse; allowing plaintiffs\u27 lawyers to obtain compensation from the trusts for fraudulent claims and to evade relevant discovery obligations under applicable state law. Trust officials and plaintiffs\u27 lawyers counter that the trust system has ample quality control measures in place, plaintiffs routinely comply with their discovery obligations in state tort litigation, and the evidence supporting the critics\u27 allegations is merely anecdotal. Thus, while defendants have advanced various transparency initiatives at the state and federal level as necessary to combat widespread fraud and abuse, trust advocates insist that such proposals are, at best, solutions in search of a problem or, at worst, transparent ploys by which defendants hope to evade responsibility for their own malfeasance. This article has two primary objectives. First, it provides a detailed assessment of the arguments that are most frequently advanced by the opposing sides. This includes an examination of the linkages between defendant bankruptcies and the liability shares carried by solvent co-defendants, the emerging trend toward authorizing discovery into trust claim forms and materials, and the avenues by which plaintiffs may circumvent these obligations. This discussion also includes a similarly detailed assessment of the most common arguments advanced in support of the trust system and against legislative and other efforts to make the trust claiming process more transparent. Second, it situates the current debates over the performance of the bankruptcy trust system and its relationship with the tort system in the broader context of ensuring adequate compensation for current and future victims. Drawing upon the tragedy of the commons, this discussion focuses on the question of scarcity; whether the combined resources of the bankruptcy trust system and the tort system are adequate to provide reasonable compensation over time. It explains how the current framework may perversely accelerate scarcity, at least for some plaintiffs. It likewise explains how some proposals may unduly deny plaintiffs access to reasonable means of obtaining compensation going forward and examines recent federal and state legislation to ascertain their potential for doing so