自1825年英国经济危机以来,经济危机多次周期性地发生,世界经济在繁荣与萧条中交替运行。经济危机使人类生产力遭受巨大破坏,一些国家经济严重衰退,但同时却推动某些国家通过制度创新而崛起。研究历史,揭示其中的规律,对于应对当前国际金融危机具有重要的理论价值和现实意义。 Since the British economic crisis in 1825, the economic crisis has periodically taken place on many occasions, and the world economy has alternately run in prosperity and depression. The economic crisis has caused tremendous damage to human productivity and the severe economic recession in some countries has at the same time promoted the rise of some countries through institutional innovation. Studying history and revealing the laws therein have important theoretical and practical significance in coping with the current international financial crisis.