几年前,耶鲁大学教授陈志武关于“中国人为什么勤劳却不富有”的话题,曾引起广泛的关注和讨论。陈志武教授的主要论点是:中国人之所以勤劳却不富有,主要是因为中国的制度资本不足或制度成本太高;中国经济近二十几年高速增长,主要是因为众多廉价劳动力的存在,弥补了制度资本的不足;在高制度成本或低制度资本下,公民不仅必须更勤奋地工作,而且只能得到更低的收入。陈志武教授将中国人勤劳却不富有 A few years ago, Chen Zhiwu, a professor at Yale University, had aroused widespread concern and discussion about why Chinese are hardworking but not rich. The main argument of Professor Chen Zhiwu is: The reason why the Chinese are hardworking and not rich is mainly due to the lack of institutional capital or the high system cost in China. The rapid economic growth in China in recent two decades is mainly due to the existence of a large number of cheap labor, Under the high system cost or low system capital, citizens must not only work more diligently, but also get lower income. Professor Chen Zhiwu Chinese hard-working but not rich