孔祥熙农业思想评说

Comments on the Contribution and Mistake of Kong Xiang-xi to China's Agriculture

孔祥熙,出生于山西太谷,是中国近代史上有一定影响的人物。青年时期留学美国,回国后兴教办学,颇有成绩。后经商从政,在推动村政改革、农业教育、促进农村进步等方面有过一定的积极作用,但其后半生,由于死心踏地追随蒋介石的反动统治,最终由重农走向坑农,走向人民的对立面。本文从历史的角度,对孔祥熙的农业思想进行评说,以资借鉴。

Kong Xiang-xi, born in Taigu, Shanxi, is an important figure in modern Chinese history. When he was young, he studied in USA, and after coming back home, he made some a-chievements in education and managing politician. Once he became a political man, he had done some good in the areas of rural reform, rural education and rural development. During the later part of his life, however, he made a lot of mistakes to agriculture by following Jiang Jie-shi, and went to the opposite of people. This paper tries to make some comments on the contribution and mistake of Kong Xiang-xi to agriculture, and if some improper, please correct.