“食货派”的经济史研究方法探讨

20世纪30年代的食货派,针对社会史论战陷入理论之争的弊病,对经济史研究方法展开了积极地探讨。主张从问题入手、广搜史料、寻绎结论,强调借用西方经济学理论和比照西方经济史以及倡导"综合研究法",形成了学派鲜明的治史风格。但其治史方法又存在着明显的不足与局限,尤其是未能全面正确认识马克思主义唯物史观的指导作用,而是有条件、有限度地运用唯物史观进行史学研究。食货派学术生命过早的终结,与其治史方法自身的缺陷不无关系。

The Methodology of the SHIHUO School of Economic History

To counter the trend that Chinese social history sinked into pure theories,"Shihuo" school carried on studies in economic history research method.They put forward a series of new ideas commencing from the problem,collecting historical data,looking for the conclusion,emphasizing to use western economics principle,contrasting western economic history and initiating a comprehensive research method.These became "Shihuo" school's clear style.But the methods had obvious shortage and limit,particularly they did not completely understand Marxism.They used Marxism only on condition.An early academic disintegration of the school had to do with the method's limit.