This process does work in the long run. But Germany’s reforms took place in a much healthier global economy, and, when the initial divergences are large, it may take too long to restore growth.
这种方法就长期而言并不有效。但德国的改革发生在全球经济更为良好的情况下，而且当最初的差距较大的时候，就可能需要相当长的时间来恢复增长。