制度变迁下交易费用变化的权力视角分析——对诺斯第二悖论的再认识  

Transaction Cost Changes in Institutional Transition from a Power Perspective——New recognition about“The Second North Paradox”

作　　者：张屹山[1] 高丽媛[2] 

机构地区：[1]吉林大学数量经济研究中心,吉林长春130012 [2]吉林大学商学院,吉林长春130012

出　　处：《东北师大学报（哲学社会科学版）》2014年第3期87-92,共6页Journal of Northeast Normal University(Philosophy and Social Science Edition)

基　　金：教育部人文社科基地重大项目(11jjD790049)

摘　　要：国内学者曾对"诺斯第二悖论"的破解与分析存在一定的争论,之所以存在这样的争论其根本在于对新制度经济学中最重要的概念——交易费用存在认识上的分歧。新制度经济学视交易费用为制度成本,诺斯认为制度变迁将降低交易费用,然而经验分析表明从长期经济发展来看宏观交易费用不断上升,于是掀起学者们对"诺斯第二悖论"的探讨。制度是社会主体之间博弈的结果,那么交易费用的产生就与社会的权力结构存在着必然的联系。只有当社会主体之间的权力关系发生变化时,交易费用才会发生改变,也才有制度变迁的空间。笔者从单笔交易费用和总量交易费用两个层面详细分析了权力、交易费用与制度变迁的关系,从分析中可以看出以交易费用的改变来评判制度变迁的效率性是不合适的,而所谓的"诺斯第二悖论"能够通过权力结构的分析说明其存在的合理性。New institutional economists consider transaction cost as the cost of institution, and North points out that institutional change will reduce the transaction costs, but empirical analysis has shown that macro transaction cost is rising during the long term development, further more the divergence on transaction cost causes the debate on ＂the second North paradox＂. We consider that institution is the result of social games,so there must exist connection between transaction cost and social power structure. And the change of social power structure leads to the change of transaction cost and institutional transition. We find out the relationship among social power,transaction cost and institutional transition from macro and micro sides. We hold that the change of transaction cost should not stand for efficient institutional transition. And the social power structure analysis shows the rationality of ＂the second North paradox＂.

关 键 词：诺斯第二悖论 交易费用 权力 制度变迁 

分 类 号：F019.8[经济管理—政治经济学]