一美国有一个由非政界人士和机构倡导的职工持股计划(EMPLOYEE STOCKOWNERSHIP PLAN,缩写为 ESOP),鼓励雇员持有本公司的股票。几年前,美国一位推崇 ESOP 的经济学家杰弗里·盖茨先生曾来中国介绍和提倡过该计划,国内也有不少人认为 ESOP 是解决我国企业激励机制不强的一剂良方,可以接受,而且后来的改革实践也的确受到了 ESOP 影 In the United States, an EMPLOYEE STOCKOWNERSHIP PLAN (abbreviated as ESOP) advocated by non-politicians and organizations encourages employees to hold shares in the company. A few years ago, an American economist admiring ESOP, Mr. Geoffrey Gates, had come to China to introduce and promote the plan. Many people in China thought that ESOP is a good way to solve the problem that China’s corporate incentive mechanism is not strong. Can be accepted, and later reform practices have indeed been affected by the ESOP.