软预算约束制度成因研究的现状与逻辑

On the Institutional Genesis of the Soft Budget Constraint: a Critical Review on the Research Logic

本文试图总结关于软预算约束制度成因的既有研究,并就研究逻辑、基本思想提出建设性批评意见。指出,这些研究在如何理解软预算约束,什么是制度成因,以及研究的方法论这三个问题上有着较大的分歧,今后的研究既要充分发展软预算约束概念,又要充分探讨制度作用的因果逻辑。在此基础上作者给出了一个全面研究软预算约束的综合性研究框架。

This paper tries to survey current theories on the genesis of soft budget constraint (SBC) and makes critical comments on the conception and logic issues of these theories. We found that current researches differ considerably in terms of the conception of soft budget constraint, institutional genesis and methodologies. The author argues that to fully understand SBC we should take an open conception and give more attention on the logic of institution analysis. Finally, the author proposes a new comprehensive research framework of the SBC.