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藏富于民

将财富贮存在民众手中。这是中国古已有之的政治经济思想，先秦时期儒、墨、道、法、兵等各个流派对此均有阐发。它要求为政者薄敛节用，不要与民争利，搜刮民财；另一方面对百姓要实行宽惠政策，允许、鼓励百姓合理牟利致富。其中隐含有关于民富与国富统一性的认识：民富是国富的基础，也是国家赢得民心的根本保障；而国富的根本不仅在于财富，更在于民心。它是“民本”思想的延伸。时至今日，藏富于民已成为现代文明的根本特征之一。

Keep Wealth with the People

The concept of keeping wealth with the people has long been a part of Chinese political economy. Prior to the Qin Dynasty, the Confucian, Mohist, Daoist, and Legalist scholars as well as military strategists all expounded on this subject. A ruler is expected to be frugal and will not compete with the people for benefits, nor plunder their riches. Policies that are generous towards the people should be adopted, so as to permit and encourage them to become rich through justified means. The underlying assumption here is that a wealthy populace and a wealthy state are one and the same. A wealthy populace is the foundation of a state's wealth as well as the fundamental guarantee for the state to win popular support. A state's wealth is more than just about its riches, but about people's support as well. This is an extension of the concept of "putting the people first", and in the present day, keeping wealth with the people has become a defining feature of modern civilization.

　引例 善为国者，必先富民，然后治之。（《管子·治国》）（善于治理国家的人，一定会将使百姓富裕放在首位，然后才能治理好国家。）

A person good at governing a state will always first enrich his people before considering their governance. (Guanzi)