消费与节约:马克思节约思想的新视角

Consumption and Conservation:A New Perspective of Karl Marx's Thinking on Conservation

在马克思经济学中,节约是一个具有广泛意义和深刻内涵的重要概念,它并非简单局限于生产过程中的原材料节省,也不仅仅等同于传统观念中的消费节俭;相反,正是以劳动时间节约为基本概念,将节约范畴与生产力发展和劳动生产率提高相联系,与人们生活息息相关的消费问题以及由此引发的财富积累和经济增长等现实问题相联系,甚至与人的自由而全面发展的实现与整个社会的和谐统一相联系。因此,从节约与消费相联系的角度探讨马克思经济学中的节约思想,对于指导我们落实科学发展观,加快建设新型节约型社会将具有重要意义。

Conservation is a widely applicable and profoundly meaningful concept in Karl Mark＇ s economic theory. It goes far beyond the idea of economic use of raw materials in the production process and is by no means equivalent to the conventional sense of frugality in consumption. On the contrary, the concept, based on the saving of work time,relates the category of conservation to the development of productivity and the improvement of the production efficiency. Thus , it bears on such practical issues as the daily consumer needs and the consequential accumulation of wealth and economic growth and ultimately on realization of the all-round unhindered development of individuals and the harmony of the whole society. Therefore, it is of great significance for us to explore the conservation idea of Karl Mark from the viewpoint of consumption and conservation and to use the research findings as a guide in the process of implementing the concept of scientific development and speeding up the development of conservation-minded society.