This propped up economic growth, while also boosting outlays for critical investments and social programs needed to lessen the hardships faced by the poorest people. The downturn was also relatively short-lived, partly as a result of the greater openness to world trade that lower-income countries have embraced over the past decade.
因此，尽管岁入下降，但大部分国家仍能够维持甚至增加支出水平，并有能力让财政赤字增加。这刺激了经济增长，同时也提振了纾缓最贫困人口困境所必须的关键性投资和社会项目。衰退期限也相对缩短了，部分是因为低收入过家在过去十年中更加开放地加入了世界贸易。