一、引言皮建才博士在《李约瑟之谜的解释:我们到底站在哪里?》一文中,对我们的文章《海外白银、初始制度条件与东方世界的停滞———关于晚明中国何以“错过”经济起飞历史机遇的猜想》(张宇燕、高程,2005)提出了几点商榷意见。首先,我们对作者表示感谢,因为批评与回应,或更一 I. Introduction In his article “Interpretation of Needham’s Puzzle: Where Are We Standing?” In his article “Overseas Silver, Initial Institutional Conditions and Stagnation in the Eastern World --- Why the Late Ming China” Missing the “Conjecture on the Historical Opportunity of Economic Takeoff” (Zhang Yuyan, Gao Cheng, 2005) put forward some opinions for discussion. First, we thank the author for his criticism and response, or more