The Bretton Woods Agreement of 1944, which laid the institutional foundation for the post-war World War II economy, was made possible because the United States and Britain called the shots. When objections were raised to Cuba being put on the drafting committee, Harry Dexter White, the American representative, remarked that Cuba’s function was to provide cigars.
为二战后的世界经济打下制度基础的1944年《布雷顿森林协议》之所以能成功是因为美国和英国掌握了话语权。当古巴的反对意见被提交到起草委员会，美国代表哈里·德克斯特·怀特却说，古巴的职能就是提供雪茄。