Perhaps America’s opposition to the AIIB is an example of an economic phenomenon that I have often observed: firms want greater competition everywhere except in their own industry. This position has already exacted a heavy price: had there been a more competitive marketplace of ideas, the flawed Washington Consensus might never have become a consensus at all.
或许美国对亚投行的反对是我经常观察到的一个经济现象的范例：企业都希望各领域有更多竞争，只要不在自己所在领域就好。这一立场已经付出了一个沉重的代价：如能有一个更具竞争性的理念市场，那个有缺陷的华盛顿共识可能永远都不会成为一个共识。