从福利经济学演进看中国经济社会发展与和谐社会建设

西方福利经济学的发展演变大致经历了早期的福利经济学、旧福利经济学、新福利经济学和福利经济学的新进展四个阶段。我国经济体制改革的推进过程也就是对福利经济学思想认识不断深化的过程。从现阶段经济社会发展状况看，我们尤其需要从庇古的福利经济学思想、萨缪尔森的关于社会福利函数的新福利经济思想和森的以“能力”为核心的福利经济思想中汲取营养。党的十六届四中全会提出建设社会主义和谐社会，这是中国福利经济学思想的一次历史的科学总结，以福利经济学理论观照之，就是要处理好公平与效率的关系，促进人民福利水平不断提升。

On the Economic and Social Development and Construction of Harmonious Society in China Viewed from the Theory of Welfare Economics

The development of Western Welfare Economics evolved four stages such as welfare economics in early period, old welfare economics, new welfare economics and welfare economics. In the course of China's economic system reform, the ideology of welfare economics is deepened. Viewed from the economic and social development, we should learn from some thoughts of western economists. Establishment of a harmonious society in China were proposed in the 4th session of 16th CCPC, which was a historical summary of China's welfare economics thoughts. Viewed from the theory of welfare economic, we should deal with the relationship between fairness and efficiency to promote the welfare level of people.