杨勇博士的“规模与效益”(以下简称“杨文”)一文对拙著《规模经济与区域发展———近代江南地区企业经营现代化研究》(以下简称“拙著”)作了一些鼓励 ,但更主要是批评。在学术批评几演变成学术赞誉之时 ,这种批评的勇气非常可贵。对此 ,我深表感谢。下面对杨文所批评的几个 Dr. Yang Yong’s “Scale and Effectiveness” (hereinafter referred to as “Yang Wen”) gave some encouragement to my book, “Economies of Scale and Regional Development --- Modern Business Management in Modern Jiangnan Region” (hereinafter referred to as “My Book”), however, More mainly criticism. The courage of such criticism is immensely valuable as academic criticism evolves into academic acclaim. In this regard, I am deeply grateful. The following Yang criticized a few