资本主义经济在近现代的发展大致经历了四个阶段,即工场手工业时期、蒸汽时代、电气时代和信息时代。在不同的历史阶段,总会有不同国家引领世界发展潮流,推动资本主义经济的发展;总会有不同的国家由盛转衰。那么,原因何在呢?本文拟就此问题进行探究,力图揭示不同国家经济发展的 Capitalist economy in the modern development has undergone four stages, namely the workshop handicraft industry, the steam era, the electrical era and the information age. At different historical stages, different countries will always lead the world development trend and promote the development of the capitalist economy. There will always be countries with different backgrounds that will decline from prosperity to decline. So, why? This article intends to explore this issue, trying to reveal the economic development of different countries