亚当·斯密《国富论》所涉中国经济论及其当代启示

亚当·斯密生活的时代正是清朝乾隆时代,而"康乾盛世"并没有与西方工业化的发展同步,从而丧失了一次重大的世界性的历史发展机遇。亚当·斯密《国富论》中的有关论述有助于我们了解其中的重要原因。同时,研读相关论述,我们可以得出"观念变革重要性""放眼看世界重要性""制度变革重要性""开拓世界市场重要性"以及"追求真实价值重要性"等对当代中国深化经济改革和开放的诸多有益启示。

Studies on China’s Economy in“An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations”by Adam Smith and Insights for Today

The time of Adam Smith was basically consistent with that of Qianlong in Qing Dynasty,otherwise Qing Dynasty couldn’t keep the pace with the industrialization in the West,and lost a greatly and worldly opportunity of economic development.The reasons behind those phenomena could be explored out by reading related analysis in An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith.Meanwhile,through reading Adam Smith’s related analysis,we could draw out some insights,such as the importance of idea changing,the importance of world outlook,the importance of institutional transformation,the importance of entering global market and the real value pursuit,etc.