现在,不少人认为新经济打破了经济发展的规律。股价、生产率和就业机会的上升再没有止境。纳斯达克指数崩溃和世界范围内增长速度的放慢引起了许多人的深思:大受吹捧的信息技术革命不过是一个指标泡沫。现在我们面临的问题是:从长远来看,数据处理和通讯领导内的技术革命到底有多重要?我们现在的经济形态真的属于“新经济”吗?我们认为,新经济的长期经济影响可能很大。有些技术创新可以改变我们的生活,但是不会对整个经济产生持久的影响。如果想让一场技术革新给整个经济带来一场革命——就像蒸汽动力和电力所起的作用一样,那么它的影响必须辐射到许多经济部门,这样一来对新产品的需求增长就会 Now, many people think that the new economy has broken the law of economic development. There is no end to the rise in stock prices, productivity and employment opportunities. The collapse of the Nasdaq Index and the slowdown in growth worldwide have caused much thought by the people: the much touted IT revolution is nothing but an indicator bubble. Now we are faced with the question: in the long run, how important is the technological revolution in data processing and communications leadership? Is the present economic form really “new economy”? We think the long-term economic impact of the new economy may be Great. Some technological innovations can change our lives, but they will not have a lasting impact on the economy as a whole. If a technological revolution is to bring about a revolution in the economy as a whole, steam and electric power, their effects must radiate into many sectors of the economy, so that the demand for new products increases meeting