现代企业制度是社会主义市场经济体制的重要组成部分，同社会保障关系十分密切。杨正同志的这篇文章，简明而通俗地介绍了现代企业制度在西方工业发达国家发生和发展的历史，有助于民政工作者和社会工作者增长知识，开扩视野。本刊予以刊载，以飨读者。－－－m者在党的十四届三 The modern enterprise system is an important part of the socialist market economic system and has a close relationship with social security. This article by Comrade Yang Zheng briefly and informally introduced the history of the emergence and development of the modern enterprise system in western industrialized countries, and helped civil affairs workers and social workers to increase their knowledge and expand their horizons. This publication is published for readers. ---m in the 14th session of the Party III