明清时期土地关系演变的制度经济学分析

Analysis for the evolvement of land relations in Ming and Qing Dynasties based on institutional economics

以明清时期地主制经济下的土地关系研究为主线,通过采用具体史籍资料、数据和一定的经济计量工具等研究方法,对这一时期土地关系与农民社会地位、商品经济、农业生产、社会发展和资本主义萌芽之间关系进行了制度经济学意义上的考察。分析认为:明清时期土地制度改革是该时期土地关系逐渐松解、在大多数时间内地权分配较平均的主要因素。

This paper focuses on the agrarian relation under the feudal landlord economy in Ming and Qing Dynasties. The authors adopted specific historical information, some data and certain economics tools to help analyze it. Besides, the links between agrarian relation with the social status of farmers, the commodity economics, the agricultural production, social development and the seed of capitalism were also examined. The conclusions show that in Ming-Qing period, the agrarian relation was gradually relaxing, and the land distribution was increasingly equal in most time. The innovation of land institution inside this process was a key factor which worked excellently and mattered a lot.