中国古代贫富差别思想述评

中国古代思想家对贫富差别原因的分析较为全面,其中有些观点不乏理论深度.关于国家应对贫富差别的职能定位和缩小贫富差别的诉求,显示了文化理性和道德力量.历史上的富民主张是我们今天发展市场经济的可贵思想资源.在治理贫富差别的政策设计和思想方法上,传统观念存在着妨碍经济秩序自然扩展的不足.

A Commentary on the Thoughts of Wealth Disparity in Ancient China

In the ancient China,scholars made comprehensive analysis on the cause of wealth disparity,some of them had theoretical depth.The requirement to reduce the gap between wealth and poverty has showed a kind of cultural reason and moral power.Those positions that encourage people to be the rich are valuable thinking resources for our economic reform today.Meanwhile there are some clear shortcomings in traditional thoughts of wealth disparity,which are obstacles to the natural development of economic order.