He is right. But the real worry is not the risk associated with near-term challenges, like Japan’s return to recession in 2014 or the eurozone’s enduring sluggishness; it is the gale-force headwinds that the entire world will face over the next half-century.
纽约——英国首相戴维·卡梅伦在十一月召开的G-20峰会后宣布，“全球经济仪表板再次亮起了红色警告灯。”他说得没错。但真正令人忧心的并不是短期挑战带来的风险，比如2014年日本重新陷入衰退或者欧元区的长期低迷；真正令人担忧的是整个世界将在后半世纪面临的台风级阻力。