One narrative features a robust German economy with low unemployment, strong finances, and the right competitive position to exploit the most dynamic segments of global demand. The other narrative describes an economy that is encumbered by never-ending European debt crises whose perpetrators seek to shift their responsibility – and their financing needs – onto Germany’s pristine balance sheet.
法兰克福—在最近的德国之旅中，我震惊于两种截然不同的说法。其中之一说德国经济稳健，失业率低，财政坚挺，占据有利的竞争地位，能够掌握全球需求中最有活力的部分。另一个说法称德国经济正受没完没了的欧债危机拖累，危机罪魁试图将责任和融资需要都抛给德国安然无恙的资产负债表。