论市场经济对民主政治作用的两重性

Dual Influence of Market Economy upon Democracy

市场经济对民主政治的作用具有两重性。市场经济一方面通过促进民主政治基本原则的形成 ,为民主政治提供必要的社会基础条件和民主政治运行的共同性规则 ,对民主政治起着积极促进作用。另一方面 ,市场经济必然导致经济不平等的社会后果 ,破坏民主政治的社会基础 ,不利于民主政治向更高的阶段发展 ,对民主政治起着消极破坏作用。中国二十多年的市场经济改革 ,产生了对民主政治具有两重性影响的社会后果。在这种情况下 ,建设民主政治 ,就是应努力发扬市场经济对民主政治的积极促进作用 ,尽力克服市场经济对民主政治的消极破坏作用 。

Market economy has dual influence upon democracy. On the one hand, market economy has a positive influence upon democracy through facilitating the formation of democratic fundamental for social condition and circulated circumstances. On the other hand, market economy affects democracy negatively because it could bring on economic inequality. In the same way, China's reform of market economy for more than twenty years has had dual influence upon political and economic development of Chinese society. Under these conditions, democratic construction should bring positively promoting function of market economy into full play and meanwhile avoid negative or destructive action, and ultimately accomplish harmonious development of social politics and economy.