量化与比较:量化比较方法在中国经济史研究中的运用

Quantification and Comparison: Application of Quantitative and Comparative Approaches to Study of Chinese Economic History

在历史研究中,量化研究和比较研究都是重要的方法。如何将这两种方法用于中国经济史研究?这是需要我们弄清楚的问题,因为这个问题涉及中国经济史与比较史学之间存在的关系,以往比较研究中存在的主要问题,比较与量化方法之间的关系,以及量化方法如何在比较研究中的实际运用等4个方面。对这些方面进行深入探讨,有助于我们用这两种方法对中国经济史展开深入研究。

Both quantitative and comparative studies are important approaches in the research of history. But how to apply them to the study of Chinese economic history is still an issue we have to straighten out first. The issue concerns the relationship between Chinese economic history and comparative history, the major problems in past comparative studies, the relationship between quantitative and com- parative approaches and the applications of quantitative approach in comparative studies. An examination of the four aspects will be useful for a thorough study of Chinese economic history with the two approaches.