重本抑末再认识

重本抑末是中国古代的经济传统,学术界大多认为农商对立是重本抑末的主要矛盾,其特点是抑商。本文认为,从战国到西汉实行重本抑末政策来看,重农是事实,抑商则不尽然。主要矛盾看似农商对立,实质上是官营工商业与民间工商业的冲突,其特点是以官营工商业来取代民间工商业。

Reflection on Concept of Agriculture First and Commerce Second

To put agriculture first and commerce second is an economic tradition in ancient China. Many scholars believe that the contradiction of agriculture and commerce are the main problems of the thought of Agriculture First and Commerce Second, which is characterized by the depression of commercial development. It is thought that analysis on the policies of Agriculture First and Commerce Second from Zhanguo to Xihan Dynasty shows that it's a matter of fact that agriculture developed first while it's not true to say that commercial development was restrained. It seems as if agriculture contradicts commerce. However, in fact, it was the contradiction between state-owned commerce and private-owned commerce, which features the trend that state-owned commerce tried to substitute private-owned commerce.