前不久热播的《大国崛起》中一个让国人充满兴趣的内容,就是对大国崛起过程中经济制度作用的描写。因为这非常贴近我们生活的现实,让老百姓看得见摸得着。这部电视片专门谈及人类对经济规律的认识和对经济制度的选择,是从历史上第四个世界性大国英国开始的,在此之前的西班牙、葡萄牙和荷兰的描述中,都没有提到。因为,后者是靠国际贸易兴国的。只有当亚当·斯密1776年出版《国富论》的时候,自由竞争的经济学说才作为皇权经济或政府经济的对立面而独树一帜。从此之后,英国成为全世界经济自由化的先驱和旗帜。为什么大清在1840年以后输掉两次鸦片战争后,仅仅是签订丧权辱国的条约,割地赔款,打开国门,被迫通商,而并没有像 One of the most intriguing elements of the Rise of the Great Powers, which hit the streets shortly before, is a description of the role of the economic system in the rise of great powers. Because this is very close to the reality of our lives, so that ordinary people can see and touch. This TV film specifically talked about the human understanding of economic law and the choice of economic system, starting from the fourth world power in history, Britain, and none of the previous descriptions of Spain, Portugal and the Netherlands mentioned To Because, the latter relies on international trade. Only when Adam Smith published “Wealth of Nations” in 1776 did the free-for-all economics doctrine stand out as the opposite of the imperial economy or the government economy. Since then, Britain has become a pioneer and flag of economic liberalization throughout the world. Why did Qing, after losing the two Opium Wars after 1840, merely sign a treaty of humiliating and humiliating China, cut its land and indemnities, opened its door to foreign trade, and did not like it