摘要
公共选择理论用“经济人”范式来统一分析经济活动和政治活动中的个人行为有助于构建逻辑一贯的政治经济学体系 ,有助于理解政治家和官员的行为以及政策。但是 ,只用一个“追求自身利益最大化”的不变动机来概括一切人的行为动机必然要犯以偏概全的错误。一个理论逻辑上的优美并不等于它完全合乎实际。如果说 ,用“经济人”假说来描述经济活动中的人尚有局限性的话 ,那么 ,用“经济人”范式来刻画政治活动中的人就有更大的局限性。在用“经济人”范式来分析个人从事政治活动的动机时 ,需要补充社会学、心理学、伦理学等学科关于个人的行为动机分析。
The Pattern of Economic Man is used in theory of public choice to identically analyze the individual behaviors in the economic and political activities to facilitate the establishment of a logically coherent system of political economy and understanding of behaviors and policies of politicians and officials. However, the generalization of all individuals' behavioral motivations by only one unchanged motivation of 'seeking the maximization of self-interest' is one-sided. A theoretical and logical coherence doesn't mean it completely fits reality. The hypothesis of economic man has a limitation in describing a man engaged in economic activities. When it is used to explain a man taking part in political activities, it has even a greater limitation. When describing the motivation of the individual who is engaged in politics, it needs sociology, psychology, ethics and other disciplines to analyses an individual's motivation.
出处
《经济学家》
CSSCI
北大核心
2001年第1期88-95,共8页
Economist
关键词
公共选择
经济人
政治活动
多元动机
public choice
economic man
political activity
diverse motivation
