论劣币驱逐良币的根源

The Root Cause for Bad Money Driving out Good

劣币驱逐良币现象在金银复本位制的货币制度下最为典型。究其原因,在流通内部,同时作为币材的两种货币金属在货币和商品两种形态之间转化时价值不一致,是劣币驱逐良币的直接原因;法的力量强加于流通,确立起本位币兑换的固定"标准"以扭曲金银自身价值,是劣币驱逐良币的深层原因;法的力量由政治权力赋予,因而政治权力通过法对流通施加作用力是劣币驱逐良币的根本原因。

It is typical that bad money drives out good in a monetary system of gold and silver bimetallism. The direct cause is the value difference of the two monetary metals in the money-commodity transformation process. The power of law is imposed on currency circulation and a fixed exchange standard, distorting the value of gold and silver of themselves, is set up for the functional currency, which is the underlying cause of the phenomenon. The force of law is endowed by the political power. As a result, the root cause is the acting force of political power over currency circulation by means of laws.