NEW YORK – Too many politicians and economists blame austerity – urged by Greece’s creditors – for the collapse of the Greek economy. But the data show neither marked austerity by historical standards nor government cutbacks severe enough to explain the huge job losses.
纽约—太多政客和经济学家认为紧缩——希腊债权人所强加的紧缩——是希腊经济崩溃的罪魁。但数据表明，以历史标准衡量，希腊的紧缩并不突出，政府削减支出也没有严重到可以解释巨大的就业岗位损失的程度。数据表明的是希腊社会的价值和信仰才是经济问题的根本。