By issuing it, the IMF compromised on an economic principle that enjoys overwhelming academic support: The confidence “fairy” does not exist. And, by bowing to the UK’s pressure, the Fund undermined its only real asset – its independence.
拉加德的致歉是前所未有的，是充满勇气的，也是错误的。她的致歉表明IMF向一个学界压倒性支持的经济学原理低了头：信心“仙子”并不存在。而向英国的压力低头表明IMF丧失了它的真正财富——独立性。