回望人类历史,死刑作为惩罚手段,其存在的历史远比国家悠远。而自16世纪首次出现关于废除盗窃罪死刑的观点后,有关死刑存与废的争论已持续数百年之久。除理论上的争论外,在司法实践中,废除死刑已成必然趋势,而目前许多国家业已彻底废除死刑或减少其执行。而我国,由于各方条件尚未成熟,死刑的彻底废除尚待时机,且须循序渐进。作为非暴力的经济犯罪,其死刑的废除从效益上而言,正面效益比负面效益大。从这一角度而言,经济犯罪的死刑废除势在必行。对此,有必要对经济犯罪死刑的效益做一番考察。 Looking back on human history, the death penalty as a punishment means that its history is far behind the country. And since the first appearance of the death penalty on theft in the 16th century, the controversy over the existence and abolition of death penalty has lasted for hundreds of years. In addition to theoretical arguments, in the judicial practice, the abolition of the death penalty has become an inevitable trend. At present, many countries have completely abolished the death penalty or reduced its implementation. In our country, due to the unfulfilled conditions of all parties, the complete abolition of the death penalty is yet to be given time and must be gradual. As a non-violent economic crime, the abolition of its death penalty in terms of benefits, the positive benefits than the negative benefits. From this perspective, the abolition of death penalty for economic crimes is imperative. In this regard, it is necessary to do some research on the effectiveness of the death penalty for economic crimes.