从消费视角看世界历史农本向重商的转变

A Consumer Perspective on the Transition from the Feudal Rural Economy to Mercantilism

西欧从农本向重商的转变是世界历史演进中的一大转折点。从消费视角来看,农本向重商的转变主要体现在消费性质、消费主体、消费品种类和奢侈消费观念的变化上。消费增长的基础是生产力的提升,但消费反过来促进了生产的变革、重商主义的诞生和社会的转型。消费视角的意义在于开启了历史研究的多元维度,深化了对重商主义的认识,为当今我国消费社会的形成提供了有益的启示。

The transition of western Europe from the feudal rural economy to mercantilism was a major turning point in the evolution of world history. On the consumer perspective this transition was embodied mainly on the changes in the nature of consumption, the main consumer, the main types of consumer goods and consumer attitudes of luxury. Consumption growth based on increased productivity, consumption, in turn, promoted the transformation of the production, the birth of mercantilism and the transformation of society. The significance of consumer perspective initiate the multiple dimensions of historical research, deepen the understanding of mercantilism and provide the beneficial inspiration for today＇s China to promote con- sumption.