我们应该如何称呼吴敬琏,经济学者还是反腐专家?这个76岁的老人因“吴市场”之誉蜚声中国,但很少有人注意到他的男一卓越贡献——1988年,其引入的“寻租理论”成为日后分析中国转轨期腐败现象的理论基础。一个简单的疑问引出一个群体的尴尬:这是一群广为人知但又少为人知的人。广为人知的,是他们的学术“主业”;少为人知的,是其“反腐败研究者”的另一身份。1990年被认为是中国反腐败研究的初始。这是一个无法被称 How should we call Wu Jinglian, an economist or an anti-corruption expert? The 76-year-old has become famous in China for its reputation as a “Wu market,” but very few people noticed his outstanding contribution to the male- 1988 introduction of “Rent-seeking theory” has become the theoretical basis for analyzing corruption in the transition period in China in the future. A simple question leads to the embarrassment of a group: a group of well-known but little-known people. It is well-known that their academic “main business” is less known and is another part of their “anti-corruption researchers.” 1990 was considered the initial anti-corruption study in China. This is a can not be called