经济理论与经济管理 ›› 2013, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (7): 25-38.

• 理论探索 • 上一篇    下一篇

财政压力、货币超发与明代宝钞制度

陈昆,李志斌   

  1. 南京审计学院金融学院,南京211815
  • 收稿日期:2013-02-06 出版日期:2013-07-16 发布日期:2013-07-25
  • 作者简介:陈昆(1966—),男,河南信阳人,南京审计学院金融学院讲师,经济学博士; 李志斌(1977—),男,河南郑州人,南京审计学院金融学院讲师,经济学博士。
  • 基金资助:

    江苏省2013年度高校哲学社会科学基金项目(2013SJD790016)

FINANCIAL PRESSURE, CURRENCY OVERISSUE AND THE SYSTEM OF THE MING NOTES

CHEN  Kun,LI  Zhi-Bin   

  1. School of finance, Nanjing Audit University, Nanjing 211815, China
  • Received:2013-02-06 Online:2013-07-16 Published:2013-07-25

摘要: 本文遵循“财政压力—政府行为”分析框架来剖析“大明宝钞”崩坏的制度根源。“大明宝钞”制度的崩坏根源于以财政为中心的宝钞制度设计缺陷。这种制度设计是为了满足政府财政开支需求与避免财政危机。易言之,明代财政压力促成了货币财政化的宝钞制度设计,导致了货币超发,最后致使宝钞崩坏并退出流通领域。财政压力是古今政府的常态。财政压力并非必然导致政府采取掠夺性的货币政策。在英国,国王的财政压力导致了以限制王权为目的的《大宪章》和“光荣革命”。明代中国,为何没有在财政压力之下走上制度变革之路,这个问题实在令人深思。

关键词: 财政压力 , 货币财政化;货币超发 , 宝钞贬值;宝钞制度崩坏

Abstract: This paper followed the analysis framework of“financial pressuresgovernment conduct”to dissect the institutional roots of the collapse of the Ming Notes The collapse of the Ming Notes was rooted in system design flaws as the center of finance This system was designed to meet government expenditure requirements and to avoid financial crisis Other words, the financial pressures of the Ming led to system design flaws as the center of finance, currency overissuing Finally, the collapse of Ming Notes system resulted in the Ming Notes to be out of circulation Financial pressure was the norm in ancient and modern government Financial pressure did not necessarily lead to the government to take predatory monetary policy In the UK, the financial pressure of the King led to the Great Charter and the outbreak of the “glorious revolution” to limit the royal power In the Ming dynasty, this problem was thoughtprovoking why not go onto the road of institutional change under financial pressure 

Key words: financial pressure , currency as the center of finance , currency overissue , depreciation of the Ming Notes , collapse of the Ming Notes system