解读斯密和马克思的劳动分工理论

Interpretation of Smith and Marx's theory of division of labor

人类社会经济增长的动力是历代经济学家致力于解释的一个问题。学术界一般认为,该问题的经典解释起源于斯密和马克思的劳动分工理论。按照这一思维线索,首先回顾亚当.斯密(Adam Smith)关于劳动分工的论述,然后介绍卡尔.马克思(Kari Marx)对劳动分工理论的继承和发展,最后在综述和比较的基础上作简要的评论,旨在通过重新解读斯密和马克思的劳动分工理论,对经济增长的原动力有更深入的理解。

The main source of economic growth is problem that many economists have devoted to explain in the history. It is generally believed in academia that this problem stemmed from the classical interpretation of Smith and Marx＇s theory of the division of labor. This paper followed also this direction： first recalled Adam Smith＇s exposition on the division of labor, then introduced inheritance and development from Karl Marx on the division of labor theory, in the final part there were some brief comments and conclusion based on review and comparison. This paper re-interpret Smith and Marx＇s theory of the division of labor to interpret the main source of economic growth in a deeper level.