FLORENCE – At the recent annual meetings of the American Economic Association, there was widespread pessimism about the future of the United States. “The age of American predominance is over,” declared one economist.
发自佛罗伦萨——最近召开的美国经济学会年会中弥漫着一片对美国前途的悲观情绪。“美国主导世界的时代已经一去不返了。”一位与会经济学家宣称。“美国应当准备好应对一场社会骚动，而这场骚动的主题就是究竟谁该为世界霸主地位的失落负责。”另一位经济学家如是说。