20世纪中国农会制度的变迁及启迪

The Transition of China Peasant Association in 20th century and its Inspirations

20世纪中国社会发展的主线索是从传统社会向现代社会的转型。其中一个重要内容就是农民从传统的宗族组织中解放出来 ,逐渐成为农村社会政治经济关系的主体。在这个历史过程中 ,农民协会作为超越宗族关系的社会组织具有十分重要的意义。然而 ,受阶级斗争意识影响和历史条件的制约 ,农民协会只是作为政府或政党的政治工具 ,最终没有发展成为现代意义上的社会组织。

The major strain of Chinese society development in 20th century is that traditional society was moving into modern society. In the process, peasants were free from the restrictions of clans and gradually acted as the main part of politics-economy relations in rural areas. During the transition, it is significant if peasant association played the role as a body surmounting the clan relations. However, under the influence of class struggle consciousness and being limited by historical conditions, peasant association in China was just the political instrument of governments and/or parties, and failed to evolve into a social body in modern sense.