西方学界关于市场与道德关系的研究及中国展望

A Review of Western Literature on Market and Morality and Future Research Outlook in China

近年来,西方社会科学界对市场与道德关系的经验研究十分活跃。尽管现有经验研究尚以西方案例为主,但是中国的市场改革为推动这一领域的发展提供了很好的机遇。本篇述评从宏观、中观、微观三个层次展开,系统提炼每个层次的概念、中心问题、理论和方法、优势与局限,加以对比、反思,并在此基础上澄清贡献、分析不足。基于西方的研究成果,本文进一步分析了中国市场与道德关系研究可能借鉴的理论资源,讨论了与西方同主题研究的根本性分歧,并对未来可能开展的研究课题提出了进一步的思考。

The past decades have witnessed an increase of empirical research on market and morality within the Western academia. Though most research is based on Western cases,the rapid market transformation in China provides great opportunities for academic advancement in this area. This paper distinguishes three levels( macro,meso and micro) of approach, along with a review and comparison of the different conceptualizations,main questions,theories and methodologies of each level. It also discusses the respective merits and shortcomings of each approach. Based on the above analysis,this paper further argues what we can learn from past resources to contribute to relevant studies in China,and analyzes the fundamental differences between China and West with regard to the topic of market and morality. It proposes some potential research projects for studying the case of China.