论司马迁的商品经济创新思想

商品经济是否发达是某一历史时期社会发展的一个主要表现。但是,西汉时期,在前代统治者奉行“重农抑商”政策的情况下,在汉武帝独尊儒术强化思想统治的时候,司马迁能够首创经济史传,第一个系统的考察商品经济的发展及其特征,提出了一整套发展生产、扩大商品交换、富国富家的经济理论,总结了商人在商品经济中的作用以及经营管理之道,不仅使西汉走向了繁荣,而且达到了划时代的最高水平。司马迁的商品经济创新思想能发表在那样的时期,他的胆略和精神是难能可贵的,是值得我们认真清理的一笔财富。

On the Creative Thoughts of Si ma- qian''''s Theory of Commodity Economy

The level of commodity economy is the major manifestation of social development in a certain historic period. In the western Han Dynasty, the ruler Hanwu on one hand wad continuing the policy that emphasized on agriculture and restrained trade. On the other hand, he used Confucian Schools ideas to dictate peoples thoughts. Under such circumstances, a series of works done by Si ma - qian not only helped the western Han dynasty to prosperity, but also reached an academic zenith of economic study. They are as follows; Study on the development and characteristics of commodity economy; A set of theories including production development and commodity exchange expansion; Summary of the function of businessmen in commodity economy and of the management principles. These are great contributions to the descendants.