前言:根据中国地质经济学会1988年黄山年会期间理事会对今后工作安排的意见,为了扩大地质经济工作者的视野,本着重新认识资本主义,借鉴西方国家经济理论和管理经验的需要,决定在《中国地质经济》(月刊)上增辟一个小栏目,简单介绍西方经济学知识。这个栏目将首先简介西方经济学的基本原理,而后再介绍各个学术流派的观点。由于本栏目是知识介绍性质,不是西方经济学的系统讲座,因此,在简介文章中不准备在结合我国地质经 Foreword: According to the opinions of the council on future work arrangements during the Huangshan Annual Conference held by the Chinese Geological Society in 1988, in order to expand the field of geoeconomic workers, in line with the need of re-understanding capitalism and drawing lessons from the economic theories and management experience of western countries, In the “China Geological Economy” (monthly) to add a small section, a brief introduction to Western economics. This section will first introduce the basic principles of Western economics, and then introduce the various academic schools point of view. As this column is an introduction to the nature of knowledge, not a systematic lecture in Western economics, therefore, is not prepared in the introductory article in conjunction with China's geological