Reforms aimed at increasing an economy's flexibility are always hard – and even more so at a time of weak growth – because they require eliminating protections for vested interests in the short term for the sake of greater long-term prosperity. Given this, finding ways to boost demand is key to facilitating structural reform in the relevant economies.
旨在增加经济体灵活性的改革总是艰难的——在增长疲软的时期更是如此——因为这需要消除既得利益的短期保护以换取长期繁荣。基于此，找出提振需求之道对于促进重要经济体的结构改革来说是关键。