In the case of Greece, domestic political considerations caused European governments to make a show of holding the government’s feet to the fire. The IMF, too, sought to demonstrate that it was being as tough with Greece as it has been on Brazil, Indonesia, and Zambia – even if doing so was ultimately counterproductive.
第五个教训是，除非政府有始有终，否则改革不可能成功。被国民感觉来自外国强加的条件几乎必然会失败。在希腊的例子中，国内政治环境导致欧洲政府装模作样地鞭策希腊政府。IMF也试图表明它对希腊与对巴西、印度尼西亚和赞比亚一样严苛——哪怕这样做最终会起到反作用。