改革之初,有人提出社会主义经济的本质是商品经济。但社会主义经济也是市场经济,许多同志不以为然,而只是把市场看做是一种从属于计划经济的调节机制。虽然“社会主义市场经济”的提法也曾见诸报端,可这种认识从未占居主导地位。究其原因,是把市场经济与资本主义看成是同义语,而资本主义与社会主义是对立关系,所以社会主义与市场经济也是对立关系。 At the beginning of the reform, some people suggested that the essence of the socialist economy is the commodity economy. However, the socialist economy is also a market economy, many comrades disagree with it, but merely views the market as a regulatory mechanism subordinate to the planned economy. Although the formulation of “socialist market economy” has also hit the press, this understanding has never dominated. The reason is that market economy and capitalism are regarded as synonymous, while capitalism and socialism are antagonistic. Therefore, socialism and market economy are also antagonistic.