Abstract: In order to construct socialist market economy,it is absolutely necessary to reform traditional economic ethics of China: (1) to reform the property-right ethic which emphasizes public interest while devaluing individual interest; (2) to reform equalitarianism; (3) to reform the “ honesty and faithfulness"ethic based on personal relationships; (4) to reform the family-based tradition.However, it will be a difficult process of reform, since there exists the problem of “way of dependence".

Key words: traditional economic ethics modern reform “way of dependence"

摘要： 要建设社会主义市场经济体系,必须对传统经济伦理进行根本的变革:(1)变革“重公轻私”的产权伦理;(2)变革“不患贫而患不均”的分配伦理;(3)变革通行于熟人社会的“诚信”道德;(4)变革“家庭主义”。但由于存在着制度变迁的路径依赖,因而“传统经济伦理”的现代变革将是一个相当困难的过程。

关键词: 传统经济伦理, 现代变革, “路径依赖”