发展经济学产生于本世纪四十年代,经过半个多世纪的发展,已成为西方经济学的一个重要分支。在五十年代,大多数发展经济学家将工业发展等同于实现工业化和现代化,工业发展在经济发展中所起重要作用由此可见一斑。工业发展理论是西方发展理论的一个重要组成部分。本文准备对当代西方工业发展理论作一简要评述,主要从以下三方面进 Development economics was born in the 1940s. After more than half a century of development, it has become an important branch of Western economics. In the 1950s, most development economists equated industrial development with the realization of industrialization and modernization. This is evident from the important role played by industrial development in economic development. Industrial development theory is an important part of Western development theory. This article prepares a brief review of contemporary western industrial development theory, mainly from the following three aspects.