NEW YORK – The ongoing Greek debt saga is tragic for many reasons, not least among them the fact that the country’s relationship with its creditors is reminiscent of that between the developing world and the aid industry. Indeed, the succession of bailouts for Greece embodies many of the same pathologies that for decades have pervaded the development agenda – including long-term political consequences that both the financial markets and the Greek people have thus far failed to grasp.
纽约—没完没了的希腊债务神话是一场悲剧，原因有很多，其中之一是以下事实：希腊与其债权人的关系就像是发展中世界和援助界的关系。事实上，援助希腊的“连续剧”具备诸多几十年来充斥着发展日程的桥段——包括金融市场和希腊人民至今都没有能够抓住要领的长期政治后果。