【正文】 nonlaw factors affect institution choice and institution change and also makes it possible to answer the key question of institutional economic history research, why can39。t history often choose a more efficient institution? This greatly enhances the ability of institutional economic history to analyze and explain historical and practical institutional problems, inputs vigor to the development of institutional economic history. Ⅱ) the historical institutional analysis has done active study and gained profitably on how to use many methods synthetically, especially historical and empirical analysis of institutions. It isn39。t limited to hollow discussion of methodology, and doesn39。t deliberately pursue innovations of methodology, but focuses on the practical use of traditional methods and integrating method, content and procedure together. Exactly at this point, the historical institutional analysis makes a breakthrough and innovation towards traditional institutional economic history methodology. Ⅲ)the historical institutional analysis makes a breakthrough and innovation on the theory of the institutional economic history. Greif perceptively realized the intrinsic nature of selfenforcing institution, which makes it applicable for game theory infrastructure. Game theory can be regarded as the basic theory and analysis instrument when studying the selfenforcing institutions thoroughly. On this foundation, Greif attempts in many aspects on how to use the game theory, through which Greif not only finds the way that is helpful to use game theory in the institutional economic history research, but also creates a better condition for breakthrough and innovation on the appliance of game theory. Ⅳ)the historical institutional analysis studies some important issues of the institutional economic history precisely and meticulously, at the same time, conducts empirical demonstrations, hereby brings forward a series of original standpoints and profound conclusions. The breakthrough and innovation of the historical institutional analysis on methodology, theory infrastructure and analysis instruments make its abilities to analyze and solve the problem transcend the limitation of traditional institutional economic history, and reach an extremely high level. Reading. Greif39。s research work, we are always filled with admiration for his ingenious train of thoughts, pact logic, unique models, wellknit experiences and consequent conclusions that e when conditions are ripe. Above may be the reason why world academic circles attach importance to the historical institutional analysis more and more. At the same time, the historical institutional analysis possesses much significance to the development of China’s economic theory and present economic reforms. The goals of this essay are: Firstly, to systematically and prehensively introduce the theory origin, research methods, frame of theory, analysis instrument and research substance of the historical institutional analysis, and to grasp exactly its ways of thinking, scientific viewpoints and the connotations of this theory。 Secondly, to analyze and summarize the academic contributions and the limitations of the historical institutional analysis, and to evaluate objectively its status to the development of economic theories。 Thirdly, to analyze and summarize the use of the historical institutional analysis for reference to the development of our economic theory and our present economic reforms. To reach above goals, this essay spreads the issues according to the inherent logic and infrastructure of the historical institutional analysis. Together includes four parts, eight chapters: Part One involves Chapter One, Introduction: the origin of the institutional economic history outlines the evolution skeleton of institutional economic history, remends the theory origin and academic background of the historical institutional analysis. Part Two includes Chapter Two, Chapter Three, generalizes the methodology characters of the historical institutional analysis and its innovations on theory infrastructure and analysis instruments. Part Three is consisted of Chapter Four, Five, Six, Seven, systematically and prehensively introduces the fruits of the historical institutional analysis, including the relations between selfenforcing economic institutions, political institutions and economic growth, culture and institution choice, integrated elements affecting institution change and the historical pathdependence. Part Four prises Chapter Eight, mainly evaluates the historical institutional analysis, furthermore, and reveals its significance to the development of our economic theory and China’s present economic reforms. Key Words: historical institutional analysis, selfenforcing institution, institution change, historical pathdependence目 錄第1章 緒論：西方制度經(jīng)濟(jì)史學(xué)的產(chǎn)生與發(fā)展 1 西方制度經(jīng)濟(jì)史學(xué)的產(chǎn)生與形成 1 3 新制度經(jīng)濟(jì)史學(xué) 7 歷史的制度分析 12 本書(shū)的結(jié)構(gòu)安排 22第2章 歷史制度分析方法論：歷史經(jīng)驗(yàn)的歸納方法 25 經(jīng)驗(yàn)歸納方法與歷史主義傳統(tǒng) 25 諾思的新制度經(jīng)濟(jì)史學(xué)研究方法 29 歷史制度分析與經(jīng)驗(yàn)歸納性方法 35第3章 博弈論與歷史的制度分析 42 博弈論與制度分析 42 博弈論與經(jīng)濟(jì)史研究 47 51第4章 自我實(shí)施的經(jīng)濟(jì)制度與遠(yuǎn)程貿(mào)易 58 海外貿(mào)易、代理關(guān)系與不完全契約的自我實(shí)施 58 “聯(lián)盟”與隱含契約的自我實(shí)施 63 “社區(qū)責(zé)任制”與非個(gè)人交易中的契約履行 69第5章 政治制度、法律結(jié)構(gòu)與經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng) 80 自我實(shí)施的政治制度與經(jīng)濟(jì)增長(zhǎng) 80 “商人協(xié)會(huì)”與政府的“承諾問(wèn)題” 89第6章 文化傳統(tǒng)與制度選擇：比較分析 97 文化差異與制度的選擇 97 文化傳統(tǒng)與海外代理關(guān)系的擴(kuò)張模式 100 文化傳統(tǒng)與代理關(guān)系的社會(huì)結(jié)構(gòu) 102 文化傳統(tǒng)與制度創(chuàng)新和組織發(fā)展 105 文化傳統(tǒng)與政治、法律制度 108 價(jià)值觀念、倫理道德與制度變遷 111 結(jié)論 114第7章 政治、經(jīng)濟(jì)、文化因素的綜合作用與歷史的路徑依賴 116 技術(shù)變遷與歷史的路徑依賴：阿瑟與戴維 116：諾思的理論 11經(jīng)濟(jì)、文化因素的綜合作用與歷史的路徑依賴：格瑞夫的貢獻(xiàn) 124第8章 歷史制度分析的評(píng)價(jià)與借鑒 133 對(duì)歷史制度分析的總體評(píng)價(jià) 133 歷史制度分析的借鑒與啟示 141參考文獻(xiàn) 146附錄一：研究論文 153一、歷史的制度分析述評(píng) 153二、西方制度經(jīng)濟(jì)史學(xué)的歷史演進(jìn): 評(píng)價(jià)與思考 161三、比較經(jīng)濟(jì)體制研究的新方法：歷史的比較制度分析 181四、文化傳統(tǒng)與制度變遷——對(duì)東西方國(guó)家長(zhǎng)期制度變遷出現(xiàn)軌跡分叉的新解釋 196附錄二：格瑞夫的代表性論文選譯： 213一、歷史的比較制度分析 213二、微觀經(jīng)濟(jì)理論與經(jīng)濟(jì)史視角研究制度問(wèn)題的新進(jìn)展 221三、經(jīng)濟(jì)、社會(huì)、政治與規(guī)范因素的相互關(guān)系及經(jīng)濟(jì)含義：從中世紀(jì)后期的兩個(gè)社會(huì)所獲得的反思 242后 記（一） 275后 記（二） 278第1章 緒論：西方制度經(jīng)濟(jì)史學(xué)的產(chǎn)生與發(fā)展“歷史的