CAMBRIDGE – In the early days of the global financial crisis, there was some optimism that developing countries would avoid the downturn that advanced industrial countries experienced. After all, this time it was not they that had engaged in financial excess, and their economic fundamentals looked strong.
发自剑桥——在全球经济危机早期，有些人乐观地认为发展中国家不会重蹈发达国家的覆辙。毕竟这次的经济过热问题并不是发展中国家的的责任，而且这些国家的经济基础似乎也非常稳固。但这希望在国际贷款枯竭和贸易崩溃之后迅速化为了泡影，而发展中国家也与发达国家一道坠入了深渊。