《国富论》的中国观——纪念《国富论》出版230周年

THE VIEW OF CHINA IN THE WEALTH OF NATIONS——In Memory of the 230th anniversary of its publication

亚当.斯密的《国富论》是马克思主义东方学的思想来源。该书的每一篇都论及东方大国中国的政治制度、经济制度及文化传统。斯密正确地指出中国社会长期停滞的深层原因。重视农业而抑制工商业,小农经济为基础的专制政治,阻碍中国社会过渡到近代生产方式;农业、农民、农村问题是社会进步和经济发展的最大课题。其论点的准确度和论述的深刻性,至今具有借鉴意义。

The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith is the source of Marxist orientalism. All the chapters in the book discuss the political, economic and cultural systems of the powerful China. Adam Smith points out correctly the deep causes of the long - term stagnation of the Chinese society. The emphasis on agriculture and restraint on industry and trade as well as the autocratic political system on the basis of small - scale peasant economy prevented the transition of the Chinese society to the modern mode of production. Agriculture, peasants and rural problem are important subjects of social progress and economic development. The accuracy of his argument and the profoundness of his elaboration are of great significance till now.