一直以来,非正式制度在经济体制变迁中的影响、作用并未得到经济研究者的广泛关注。本文运用新制度经济学的方法,探讨了非正式制度的概念及构成,说明了文化作为非正式制度的传递机制的特点,并从文化传承和创新的角度分析了非正式制度的演进方式及其所反映出的路径依赖性和灵活适应性;最后强调了非正式制度在中国经济体制变迁研究中的重要性。 All along, the impact of the informal system in the economic restructuring has not drawn the attention of economic researchers. This article uses the method of new institutional economics to discuss the concept and structure of informal system, and illustrates the characteristics of culture as the transmission mechanism of informal system. From the perspective of cultural inheritance and innovation, this paper analyzes the evolution of informal system and its Which reflects the path dependence and flexible adaptability. Finally, it emphasizes the importance of the informal system in the research of China’s economic system changes.