自然灾害与1883年金融风潮

Financial Unrest in 1883 and Natural Disasters

1883年发生于中国的金融风潮影响重大,致使企业停业,投资环境恶化,经济制度扭曲。导致这一风潮的原因较复杂,企业欠款、银根紧缩、政府无为等均是重要因素,而这些又都与自然灾害密切相关。连续不断的自然灾害发出错误信号,占用流动资金,引发企业倒帐风潮。国内外范围广大的自然灾害促使中国票号与外资银行态度谨慎,减少信贷,加剧了银根紧缩。同时,赈灾削弱了政府的财政力量,限制了对抗金融风潮的能力;灾害还吸引了政府的注意力,干扰了政府对金融风潮的预防及救助。

Financial unrest in China in 1883,exerting significant effects,led to shutdown of the enterprises,degeneration of the investment environment and distortion of the economic system.The unrest had complex manifestations.Important causes were arrearage of the enterprises,money squeeze and inaction of the government.These manifestations were closely related with natural disasters.Continuous natural disasters sent false signals,resulting in appropriation of the circulating funds and the unrest of enterprises＇bad debt.Large-scale natural disasters at home and abroad made Chinese exchange shops and foreign banks adopt cautious attitudes,consequently resulting in reduction of the credit and aggravation of money squeeze.Meanwhile,relief campaigns weakened the financial power of the government and restricted abilities to fight against financial unrest.Morever,disasters drawn the government＇s attention,so as to disturb the financial unrest in prevention and relief.