Having learned the lessons of the 1930’s, the post-war global economic order was built on a network of international institutions, such as the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and what ultimately became the World Trade Organization. But the lessons of the past seem to be too distant in policymakers’ minds these days, whereas domestic political pressure to put national economies first appears overwhelming.
在吸取了20世纪30年代的种种教训之后，二战后全球经济秩序被建立在由一系列国际组织所构建的网络上，比如国际货币基金组织（IMF），世界银行以及世界贸易组织的前身。但问题是这些历史教训似乎离今天的政策制定者太过遥远了，而要求优先考虑本国经济发展的国内政治压力则似乎压倒了一切。