Abstract: Marx systematically expounded the theory of economic forms when examining the “labor process” in Chapter 5 of Capital, Volume I. Since Marx explained the economic forms by putting aside the social relations of production in the labor process, his theory of economic forms, falling under the category of productivity, is a scientific theory that reveals the general laws of the evolution of economic forms, thus becoming a theoretical weapon to explain the evolution of economic forms from agricultural economy to industrial economy, and from industrial economy to digital economy. The theoretical and empirical analysis of agricultural economy, industrial economy and digital economy by Western economists has once again verified the scientific and universal applicability of Marxs theory of economic forms. Today, when the digital economy has become a key force in reallocating global factor resources, reshaping the global economic structure, and changing the global competitive landscape, to gain an upper hand in the development of the global digital economy, we must promote the innovation of adapting Marxs theory of  economic forms to the Chinese context and the needs of our times and build a new theory of digital economy with Chinese characteristics in the new era that lays a solid theoretical foundation for the development of the digital economy.

Key words: Marxs theory of economic forms, agricultural economy, industrial economy, digital economy, adapted to the Chinese context and the needs of our times

摘要： 马克思在《资本论》第一卷第三篇第五章考察“劳动过程”时系统阐述了科学的经济形态理论。由于马克思是撇开了劳动过程的社会生产关系阐释经济形态，因而马克思的经济形态理论属于生产力范畴，是揭示经济形态演进一般规律的科学理论，从而成为解释经济形态从农业经济向工业经济演进，以及从工业经济向数字经济演进的理论武器，西方经济学者对农业经济、工业经济、数字经济的理论和经验分析，再次验证了马克思经济形态理论的科学性和普遍应用性。在数字经济已经成为重组全球要素资源、重塑全球经济结构、改变全球竞争格局关键力量的今天，我国要抢占全球数字经济发展的制高点，就必须推进马克思经济形态理论的中国化时代化创新，构建新时代中国特色数字经济新理论，为数字经济发展奠定坚实的理论基础。

关键词: 马克思经济形态理论, 农业经济, 工业经济, 数字经济, 中国化时代化