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【國際瞭望】解析失敗的社會主義經濟學 | 社會主義 | 經濟 | 委內瑞拉 | 台灣大紀元
在社會主義制度下，廢除生產資料私有制，澈底消解了作為一種可計算價值的「資本」這個概念本身。市場是一個持續探索的過程，而非靜止不變的狀態。忽視市場信號，正是社會主義失敗的主要原因。（Custom image by FEE） ⊙Deborah Palma 奧地利裔美國現代著名經濟學家米塞斯（Ludwig von Mises, 1881-1973）在其著作《人的行為：關於經濟學的論述》（Human Action: A Treatise on Economics, 1949）中解釋，人們採取行動是為了用更令人滿意的狀態取代不太令人滿意的狀態。這個過程本質上是主觀的、目的論的，這意味著指導經濟活動的價值根植於個人選擇，而非物質對象本身。 經濟計算（economic calculation）是連接人類主觀慾望與資源稀缺性客觀現實的橋梁。試想，一定數量的鋼鐵既可以用來建造醫院，也可以用來建造工廠。如果沒有一套反映社會偏好和資源相對稀缺性的價格體系，我們就無法確定哪個建設能創造更大的價值。經濟計算，即價格（price），使得我們可以比較不同的方案，並將資源引導至最有價值的用途。...
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