《读书》近期刊载了王绍光的文章《美国“进步时代”的启示》，本刊现摘登如下： 熟悉历史的人都知道，美国在１９世纪未曾面临诸多问题——腐败横行，假冒伪劣，重大灾难屡屡发生，社会矛盾异常尖锐。 但危机也是转机，美国在这个时期进行了一系列深刻的制度建设，其现代国家 Reading recently published Wang Shaoguang’s essay, “The Enlightenment of the United States in the Progressive Era,” which is published as follows: Everyone familiar with history knows that the United States has not faced many problems in the 19th century - rampant corruption, counterfeit and disastrous events and major disasters Occurred frequently, social conflicts exceptionally sharp. However, the crisis is a turning point as well. The United States conducted a series of profound institutional building during this period. Its modern state