For now, the periphery countries calculate that the eventual benefits to be gained from remaining within the eurozone will outweigh the current pain of austerity. For its part, Germany exacts austerity as the price of its participation in the single currency.
如今，外围国还认为留在欧元区内的最终好处高于紧缩带来的当下的痛苦。至于德国，它把紧缩当作它参与单一货币的交换。在这一并不容易的基础上，德国建立了欧洲霸权。