面向２１世纪的中国社会科学 ,正面临着一个创新发展的挑战和机遇。这一挑战和机遇 ,就是中国社会所面临的社会转型。世纪之交 ,正当中国社会处于从传统农业社会向现代工业社会转型时 ,知识经济作为一种新的社会经济形态登上了历史的舞台。中国社会已经不可能再按部就班地发展 The Chinese social sciences facing the 21st century are facing the challenge and opportunity of innovation and development. This challenge and opportunity is the social transformation that Chinese society faces. At the turn of the century, just as Chinese society is transforming from a traditional agricultural society into a modern industrial society, the knowledge economy has boarded the historical stage as a new social and economic form. Chinese society can no longer be developed step by step