洋务派经济思想的若干现代取向

洋务派的经济思想表现出若干现代取向,他们重视工商业,摆脱了传统“重本抑末”思想的束缚,主张发展民用企业,与西方各国开展经济竞争,维护国家利权,进而提出“以工为本”,萌发出取法西方建立现代工业社会的意识,要求发展对外贸易,加强与西方资本主义国家的经济交往,促进本国经济的繁荣增长。

On the Trend of Modernization in the Economic Idea of the Westernized Party

The economic idea of the Westernized Party showed the trend of modernization. They paid more attention to the industry and commerce and got rid of the fetter of the old feudal ideas. They advocated to develop the civilian enterprises and to compete with the western countries. They safeguarded nation's interest and put forward to develop industry.They conceived to learn from the western countries as to build a modern socitey. They wanted to expand the foreign trade and strengrthen the economic relations with the western capitalist countries in order to push the national economy forward.