本书全面叙述了新中国成立以来中国近代经济史研究的发展历程，并在此基础上展望了未来的发展趋势，具体包括中国近代经济史研究的起步、唯物史观与中国近代经济史研究、改革开放后的近代经济史研究、旧问题的深化、新领域的开拓、学派与理论的多元化等内容。

This book comprehensively describes the development process of modern Chinese economic history research since the founding of New China, and looks forward to the future development trend on this basis, including the beginning of modern Chinese economic history research, materialist historical view and modern Chinese economic history research, modern economic history research after reform and opening up, deepening of old problems, opening up of new fields, and diversification of schools and theories.（AI翻译）