Journal of Comparative Economics

期刊简介：The mission of the Journal of Comparative Economics is to lead the new orientations of research in comparative economics. Before 1989, the core of comparative economics was the comparison of economic systems with in particular the economic analysis of socialism in its different forms. In the last fifteen years, the main focus of interest of comparative economists has been the transition from socialism to capitalism. In recent years, mostly as a result of the transition experience, a new orientation of comparative economics has emerged that focuses on the comparison of the economic effects of the various institutions of capitalism, be it in the legal sphere (common law versus civil law), in the political sphere (different types of democracies and electoral regimes) or in the sphere of culture, social norms, etc. This new orientation is a natural development following the very diverse experience of transitions from socialism to capitalism. The transition experience has indeed shown with a vengeance the importance of institutions in the process of economic development.

【译文】《比较经济学杂志》的使命是引领比较经济学研究的新方向。 1989年之前，比较经济学的核心是经济制度的比较，特别是对不同形式社会主义的经济分析。在过去的十五年里，比较经济学家的主要兴趣焦点是从社会主义向资本主义的过渡。近年来，主要由于转型经验的结果，比较经济学的新方向出现了，其重点是比较资本主义各种制度的经济效果，无论是在法律领域（普通法与民法），在政治领域（不同类型的民主国家和选举制度），还是在文化、社会规范等领域。这种新方向是在从社会主义向资本主义过渡的非常多样化的经验之后的自然发展。转型经验确实有力地表明了制度在经济发展过程中的重要性。