Enterprise Fracturing: Professor Wei Jie's Speech Collection

Author: Wei Jie
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: This book is not a monograph but a collection of speeches. Some say that economists, though lacking power and money, possess a voice, which is why some are willing to associate with them, allowing the economics community to serve their interests. In reality, in modern society, the power of influence is achieved through the media, and economists have no control over media outlets. Therefore, economists do not possess more influence than ordinary people; in terms of influence, every citizen is the same—what differs is merely professional distinctions. Economists can only gain social status when their research is recognized by society. Thus, those economists who hold no leadership positions or resource allocation power derive their social status and recognition purely from their own efforts—the result of their ideas being accepted by society. We should respect their hard work.
Enterprises are the organizers of social productivity. Only within enterprises can various factors of production create wealth, making enterprises the primary carriers of productivity. Enterprises provide employment opportunities for society, taxes for the government, products and services for the market, and investment opportunities for investors. Therefore, enterprises are the foundation of the modern economic and social system. Without the development of enterprises, there can be no social progress or economic prosperity. Hence, every one of us should pay attention to and support enterprises, and absolutely must not attack them simply because of certain issues that may arise within them.