Any serious assessment of the actual results produced by structural reforms around the world – particularly in Latin America and Eastern Europe since 1990 – would have poured cold water on such expectations. Privatization, deregulation, and liberalization typically produce growth in the longer term at best, with short-run effects that are often negative.
任何对全球结构改革——特别是1990年以来拉美和东欧的结构改革——所带来的实际结果的严肃评估都会给这一预期泼上一盆冷水。私有化、去监管化和自由化通常最多只能带来长期增长，短期影响往往是消极的。