4软科学的地位和作用4.1软科学的地位科学技术已成为经济、社会发展的决定性力量。科学技术的进步，集中地表现为自然科学和软科学二者的有机结合。实践已经证明，现在自然科学即硬科学的发展及其有效的应用，还要依赖于体现软科学研究成果的正确的政策和科学的管理，才能顺利? 4 The status and role of soft science 4.1 The status of soft science Science and technology have become the decisive force for economic and social development. The progress of science and technology has focused on the organic combination of both natural sciences and soft sciences. Practice has proved that now that the development of natural sciences, that is, the development of hard sciences and their effective applications, depends on the correct policies and scientific management that embody the achievements in soft science research, can they be successful?