Having emerged from the position of the sick man of Europe only a decade ago, Germany is now willfully, if thoughtlessly, undoing the reforms that had so strengthened its economy. By reinforcing already-strict labor-market regulation, pursuing a misguided energy policy, and reversing pension reform, Germany is undermining its current economic position and will move in the direction of problem countries.
担心德国永久主宰欧洲“俱乐部”的人大可不必担心。十年前，德国还是欧洲病夫，如今，崛起的德国固执（也可以说是草率）地对强化了它的经济的改革反其道而行之。德国加强了已然十分严格的劳动力市场监管、追求错误的能源政策、颠覆了养老金改革，它正在自挖当前经济局面的脚跟，朝问题国家迈进。