从国际贸易成因探索历程看竞争优势论

Discussion on the Theoretic Role of Competitive Edges

竞争优势论的异军突起引发了国际贸易理论界就比较优势和竞争优势的关系的讨论。本文从这两个理论对国际贸易成因的解释这个争论的焦点入手,首先归纳了比较优势范畴内对国际贸易成因的研究成果,指出这些成果尚待整合,进而从竞争优势和比较优势的概念及来源两个层次进行对比,论证了竞争优势论在客观上是对比较优势论就国际贸易成因研究成果的整合与完善的观点,从而初步确立其作为阶段性成果的地位。

The paper,motiva ted by the prevailing theory of'competitive edges'in international trade which triggers off heated discussion among experts on its relation with the theo ry o f'comparative edges',attempts to approach the argument o ver the origins of i nternational tra de held by the two theoretic groups.The auth or first summaris es the efforts,whi ch are to be integrated,made by those advancing'comparativ e edges'and then makes a comparative analysis of the concepts of the two theori es a nd their advent.And it is concluded t hat objectively speaking,the theory of'competitive edges'consummates the theory of'comparative edges'in explain ing the origins of international trade and should be integrated in a theoretic f ramewo rk