本文认为“现代化”的胜利 ,并不一定会导致人类多元文化并存的终结。相反 ,在“现代化”进程中不断地强化了多元文化 ,各民族的经济生活方式不会因此而消失。族际经济生活方式差异并不是简单地等于“先进”与“落后”、“强势与弱势”的线性关系 ,而是包含着其类型与样式系统复合性的综合差异 ,使之构成与其生境 (自然环境与社会环境 )相适应的文化结构逻辑关系。纵然在族群互动中发生了一系列变迁 ,但族际经济生活的差异从文化底蕴中仍然可以看到其经济生活的差异的存在。本文对西南地区从事斯威顿耕作经济生活方式的实存研究出发 ,对其价值进行了评估。这些评估指标的建立对于分析不同类型、不同样式的族际经济生活方式有一定的代表性 This article argues that the victory of “modernization” does not necessarily lead to the end of multi-culture of mankind. On the contrary, it has continuously strengthened its multiculturalism in the process of “modernization,” and the economic lifestyles of all ethnic groups will not disappear. The differences in the inter-ethnic economic lifestyles are not simply equal to the linear relations between “advanced” and “backward” and “strong and weak”, but include the compound differences of their type and pattern systems, Environment and social environment) to adapt to the logical relationship between cultural structure. Even though there have been a series of changes in ethnic interactions, the differences in economic life among ethnic groups can still be seen from the cultural heritage. This paper starts from the study of the actual existence of Swinton farming economic life style in southwest China and evaluates its value. The establishment of these assessment indexes has certain representativeness for analyzing different types and styles of inter-ethnic economic lifestyles