CONTENTS
Preface
Part I Basic Principles of System Economics
Three Basic Hierarchies of Economic Research:
Philosophical Perspective, Mathematical Perspective and Technological
Perspective
——Concurrent Analysis on the Criteria and Categories of the Economist /3
Object, Content and Meaning of Systems Economics /8
Systems Economics Research: Definition and Types of Economic System /17
Systems Economics Research: The Basic Characteristics of Economic Systems /25
The Cognition and Description of Economic Systems:
the Relativity Principle of Cognition /35
The Axiom System of Systems Economics: The Three Basic Principles /51
Panweighted Field-network Models of Economic Systems and
Operation Approaches /55
Causality Analysis and Operation Methodes of Economic Systems /63
Systems Economics Research:
Value Function and Exchange Principle of Equal Value /71
The System Times:
From Scale Economy to System Economy /78
Systems Economy: the Essence of New Economy
——on the Theory of Modularity /86
Part II Study on Resource-niche
Resource Niche Theory and Policy Enlightenments /99
Hierarchical Structure of the Resource Niche and Its Policy Enlightenments /106
Researches on the Composition and Interrelation of the Resource Niche /115
Study on the Resource-niche Relations in Different Economic Systems /118
A Concave-set Model for Resource-niche of Economic Systems and
Its Meaning in Policy-making /123
The Laws of Resource-niche and Applications /136
Resource-niche Countermeasure for Enterprise?s Sustainable Development /150
Theory of Industrial Resource-niche and Self-organization Model of
the Evolution of Industrial Structure /155
China?s Regional Resource-Niche Research /176
Part III Study on Institution
A Mathematical Model of Institution and Two Fundamental
Principles for Institutional Design /203
Topological Model of Institution /209
Lowest Hierarchy Principle of Property Right Arrangement and
Its Application /214
A Formal Definition and Basic Characteristics of Economic Institution:
The ViewPoint of Systems Economics /223
Part IV Eigenscales and Strategy Research
Theory of Eigenscales:
Short-term, Long-term and Sustainable Developments of Economy /237
The Eigenscales Theory and Hierarchical Structure of Enterprise?s
Development Strategy /243
Hierarchical Strategy /251
A Preliminary Research on Critical Strategies /257
Part V Applications of System Economics
Several Basic Problems About the Study of Competitiveness /265
Several Theoretical Questions about Enterprise Merger in China:
Analysis of Systems Economics /271