习俗元制度:另一只看不见的手

经济运行不仅受到市场机制这只看不见的手调节,而且还受到习俗元制度这另一只看不见的手的调节.从习俗与竞争发生作用的先后顺序来看,习俗比竞争更古老,起作用的时间更长.习俗元制度具有习俗的模糊性、可塑性与适应性、刚性与稳定性、广泛的群众性和外在的强制性以及默认性等特征.习俗元制度作为一种自发的内在制度安排,不仅存在于"习俗经济"之中,而且广泛存在于现代市场经济中.习俗元制度对于市场经济的运行具有重要作用,习俗元制度的实施机制主要有自我实施和第三方参与下的实施.

Custom Proto-Institution: Another Invisible Hand

Economy-running is not only regulated by market mechanism,but also by custom proto-institution,which is another invisible hand.Custom proto-institution was anterior to competition,and remained a longer function,according to the sequence of function which made.Custom proto-institution has the characteristics of custom: illegibility,plasticity and adaptability,rigidity and stability,wide popularity,exterior compulsoriness,and acquiescence etc.As a spontaneous and inherent system arrangement,custom proto-institution not only exists in the custom economy,but also exists in the modern market economy.Custom proto-institution plays an important role in the market economy operation.Its implementation mechanism mainly includes self-implementation and the third party participating implementation.