The novelty of the world since 2008 is that, for the first time in more than a generation, advanced countries are experiencing debt crises – and starting to look like poor countries with weak institutions. Was this just a peculiarity of the eurozone, in which sovereign countries did not control their own currencies?
2008年之后发生的事情的新鲜之处在于，这是在一代人的时间里第一次发生发达国家债务危机，而且看起来与制度落后的穷国别无二致。这仅仅是发生在主权国家无法控制自己的货币的欧元区的例外吗？