一个时期以来,消费膨胀问题成为经济理论界的热门话题。但是,由于在概念的定义、膨胀的标准、比较的方法等基本问题上认识不统一,人们所得出的结论差异很大。因此,笔者认为有必要将这几个问题提出来,予以具体分析和界定。一、消费基金和消费需求是两个不同的概念1.一般说来,基金是专为兴办、维持或发展某种事业而储备的资金或拨款。照此理解, Since a certain period, the problem of the expansion of consumption has become a hot topic in the economic theory circle. However, the conclusions drawn by people vary greatly due to the lack of common understanding on the basic issues of conceptual definition, expansive standards, and comparative methods. Therefore, I think it is necessary to put forward these issues, to be specifically analyzed and defined. I. CONSUMER FUNDS AND CONSUMER NEEDS ARE TWO DIFFERENT CONCEPT 1. Generally speaking, funds are funds or allocations reserved for the establishment, maintenance or development of an undertaking. As such,