乌江流域土家族地区土司时期的经济发展及启示

乌江流域土家族地区土司时期经济发展与唐宋时期和改土归流以后相比。其特征表现在三个方面：农业生产的稳步发展、工矿生产的缓慢发展和商业贸易的适度发展。该地区当时经济发展的成因在于地理环境、政策措施、移民屯垦、推广技术和改善交通。在加快民族地区经济发展的过程中，乌江流域土家族地区土司时期经济发展留给我们有四点启示：一是人居环境破坏问题，二是发展经济的主体问题，三是发展经济的政策问题，四是发展经济的人才问题。本文就乌江流域土家族地区土司时期的经济发展特征、成因及启示予以探讨，以期使人们对该地区土司时期的经济发展有较为明确的认识，并在加快民族地区经济发展的过程中切实改变其落后面貌。

Inspiration from the Economic Development of the Tusi Chieftain Period in Tujia Areas along Wujiang Valleys

The economic development of the Tusi Chieftain period in Tujia area along Wujiang valley has the following three features: the steady development of agricultural production,the slow growth of industrial and mineral production,and the normal development of business and trade.The geogrphical environment,policies and measures,immigration and ploughing,the promulgated technology and improved transpotation prompted the economic development at that time in the area.We may draw four inspirations from the economic development in this area at that period in the process of developing the economic growth in minority area nowadays: 1) the issue of polluted human settlement enviroment;2) the issue of economic developing subject;3) the policy for deveolping economy;4) the talents for developing economy.This essay probes the cause,features and inspiration from the economic development of the Tusi Chieftain period in Tujia area along Wujiang valley so that people may get a clearer idea of economic development of the Tusi Chieftain period in this area and change the backward situation in the course of prompting the national economy in this area.