怎样认识中国经济的发展——另类却有用的分析框架

A Critical Thinking of China's Economic Development——An Alternative but Useful Analytical framework

文章从经济学研究者和普通读者的角度,论证为什么人们需要研究经济发展,特别是研究中国经济发展;并从理论创新的目的出发,讨论了为什么需要以批判性或者另类的思维方式研究经济发展;从方法论角度列举了一些重要的正面和反面范式,作为批判地研究经济发展的例子;同时简要介绍了可以作为理论研究出发点的、经济学说史中若干关于经济发展的重要特征化事实概括。

This paper provides reasons why both economics researchers and ordinary audience should learn about economic development in general and the Chinese economic development in particular. In the light of theoretical innovation, it discusses critical thinking and alternative perspective in studying economic development. Methodologically, the paper gives some examples of important paradigm in studying such a theme, and it introduces some stylized facts about economic development prevailing in economics literature.