个体和私营经济是社会主义公有制经济必要的有益的补充力量,有人将其形象地称作为“三哥”。今天,“三哥”在改革大潮中击浪涌进,以惊人的速度成长起来,已成为国民经济和生活中不可忽视的第三支力量。“三哥”也是“哥”时至今日,对于发展个体和私营经济,社会上还存在着一些陈旧观念和偏见。但事实表明:个体和私营经济的发展,活跃了市场流通,促进了商品经济的发展;扩大了就业门路,更新了就业观念;破除了重农、轻工和抑商的旧传统,新辟了一务劳动致富之路;锻炼了搞活经济的本领,造就了 Individuals and the private economy are necessary and useful complementarities to the socialist public-owned economy, some of whom vividly call them “third elders.” Today, the “Third Brother” has been surging forward in the tide of reform and has grown at an alarming rate. It has become the third force that can not be ignored in the national economy and in its daily life. “Third Brother” is also a “brother.” Today, there are still some old ideas and prejudices in society regarding the development of the individual and private economy. However, the facts show that the development of individual and private economy has brought about an active market circulation and promoted the development of a commodity economy. It has expanded employment opportunities and updated employment concepts. It has broken away from the old tradition of focusing on agriculture, light industry and restraining commerce. A road of labor to get rich; exercise ability to invigorate the economy, created