消费文化:现代经济的终极原因

Consumer Culture: the Ultimate Cause of the Modern Economy

从生产方式角度解读现代经济的终极原因,虽有合理性,但瑕疵不少。自然经济在西方最早质变为商品经济,源于其扩张型消费文化;本次美国经济危机的根源,在于其扩张型消费文化;自然经济在中国冗长的根源,在于中国传统的节用节制型消费文化。给中国传统的节用节制型消费文化定位,封杀不行,吹捧亦不行,应结合具体的条件而定。

From the production point of view of modem interpretation of the ultimate economic reasons, although reasonable, but a lot of flaws exist. Natural economy in the West first qualitatively changed into the commodity economy, resulting from the expansion of its consumer culture. The crisis in the U.S. economy is caused by the expansion of its consumer culture. Natural economy exists in China for a long time because of the tradition of moderate consumption culture. This tradition should not be over praised nor eradicated, and it should be culturally defined according to actual conditions.