西方货币理论主要流派的比较

Comparison of Major Schools of Currency Theory in the West

货币对实物经济活动的影响是否中性的问题是西方货币理论的主要争论点。西方经济学的不同流派对货币是否中性问题的探讨实质上推动了货币理论的发展。同时，这一问题导致人们对货币政策的不同理解。一般来说，货币中性论者认为货币政策应注意最终目标的控制；货币非中性论者则认为货币政策应注重中间目标的控制。目前，西方经济学的主要流派对这一问题仍然没有得出一致的结论。

Abstract The controversy on theories of curreney in the West mainly focuses on whether the influence of currency in economic activities is neutral.And discussions revolving on this question actually promoted development of curreney theories.meanwhile,it gave rise to different understanding of policies concerning currencies.Generally speaking,people who believe that the influence of currency should be neutral hold that policies concerning currency should emphasize control of the final goal, while people in the other camp consider the control over objectives before the final goal is achieved to be more important. Up till now no agreement has been reached yet among leading schools of economics in the West. We should be aware of this controversy while using ideas from the West as reference.