陶大搞教授是我国著名的经济学家，也是我国世界经济学科最早的开创者之一。不久前他主编的《现代资本主义论》，已由江苏人民出版社出版了。这部近百万字的著作，是陶教授主持的国家“八五”哲学、社会科学重点研究课题的最终成果，也是近年来研究现代资本主义篇幅最大、内容 Professor Tao is a famous economist in China and one of the earliest pioneers in the field of world economy in our country. He recently edited “Modern Capitalism”, has been published by Jiangsu People’s Publishing House. This nearly one million word book is the final result of the key research project of philosophy and social science held by Professor Tao in the “Eighth Five-Year Plan” period of the country. It is also the most extensive study of modern capitalism in recent years.