经济人假设：共和主义传统的反思与主张

经济人假设认为,无论是个体还是政府机构都是追逐私利、实现自我利益最大化的理性人和经济动物。这种假设的结果是政治冷漠、公权腐败、市场失范。共和主义反对经济人假设对政治领域的入侵,反思经济人假设的合理性及其带来的公地灾难问题。共和主义主张超越经济人,发展责任型政府。在政治人假设的基础上,共和主义主张公众积极参与政治,政府积极回应民众的偏好,社会合作协商。共和主义区分公共品和公共服务的类型,主张市场机制与政府力量相互配合,积极促进公共品的供给与社会公平正义的保障。

Reflection and Claim of Republican Tradition on Hypothesis of Economic Man

Hypothesis of Economic Man holds that both individuals and government organizations are rational ones and economic animals chasing private interests and maximization of personal profit.This hypothesis results in political apathy,public power corruption and market disorder.Republicanism against the invasion of the political field by Economic Man Hypothesis ponders on the reasonability of Economic Man Hypothesis and its common disaster problem.Republicanism advocates surpassing the economic man and developing a responsible government.On the basis of Economic Man Hypothesis,Republicanism advocates a society of cooperation and consultation in which the public take part in politics actively and the government actively responds to people’s preferences.Republicanism distinguishes the type of public goods and public services and claims that the market mechanism and government power should be combined with each other to promote the supply of public goods and guarantee the social equality and justice.