Looking at Greece, these economists argue that a shift in fiscal policy to “austerity” – a smaller public sector – has brought an acute deficiency of demand and thus a depression. But this claim misreads history and exaggerates the power of government spending.
在希腊问题上，这些经济学家认为，财政政策转向“紧缩”——即缩小公共部门——导致了需求急剧萎缩，从而发生萧条。但这一观点误解了历史，也夸大了政府支出的力量。