《中国国债史》是一部经济史著作吗?——中国经济史学科发端问题再考察

Is The History of China’s National Debt a Work of Economic History? A Further Study of the Origin of Chinese Economic History

梁启超于1904年出版的《中国国债史》,向来被学界视为现代中国经济史学科的诞生标志。事实上,此书的基本属性乃是浓厚的时政著述。相比之下,1914年出版的《清财政考略》,虽然还带有传统“食货之学”的面相,但在具体表述中显示出了一些经济史专史的意味,可谓是过渡时期的产物。而在1924年出现的三种经济史著述,才是符合现代学术规范的中国经济史研究。这些作者在深受西方学术熏陶的同时,既能够从历史角度出发,又能针对中国本土问题,还能接轨当时国际学术前沿,所以其研究至今仍具有不容低估的学术价值。因此,要探讨中国经济史学科的发端,需要对相关发展进程进行较为完整的把握。

Liang Qichao’s The History of China’s National Debt,published in 1904,has always been regarded by academics as the birth of modern Chinese economic history.In fact,this book is a current political writing with the basic attribute of strong political colors.In contrast,although The Textual Research of the Finance in the Qing Dynasty,published in 1914,appears with the features of the traditional“learning of food and goods”,it shows the meaning of some special economic history in the specific expressions,which can be said to be the product of the transitional period.However,the three economic history works that published in 1924 are the studies of Chinese economic history that conform to the modern academic norms.These authors are deeply influenced by western scholars,they are able to proceed from a historical perspective,focus on local issues in China,and connect with the international academic frontier at that time,so their research still has academic value that cannot be underestimated.Therefore,to explore the origin of the discipline of Chinese economic history,it is necessary to have a complete grasp of the relevant development process.